The conversation took place before, in 2008, the Russian team won the World Cup in Canada.
“When they called me to the president and asked why we had not become world champions for 15 years since 1993, I replied: well, so-and-so. He said: “Come on, take hockey. I don’t need victories, I need to unite the Russians, ”Tretyak quotes“ Russian Planet ”.
Earlier it was reported that the rivals of the Russian national hockey team at the World Cup 2021 became known.