“It is very important for our hockey to have such players, by whose example young hockey players can learn.
Such victories are important for Russian hockey, and there are very few teams that have achieved two championships in a row in modern history, and this says a lot, ”TASS quoted Rotenberg as saying.
He noted that Kucherov, Sergachev and Vasilevsky are those players who always come to the national team, are distinguished by their leadership qualities in the locker room.
“They are all very strong personalities.
I think that all three hockey players are similar in this sense: they are leaders in spirit, not only on the ice.
We see how they support each other, always together and stand for each other - this, of course, shows that they are team players, ”added Rotenberg.
Tampa defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth game of the National Hockey League's final playoff series, winning the Stanley Cup for the second time in a row.
Earlier it was reported that Vasilevsky was recognized as the most valuable player in the NHL playoffs.