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“Pure populism.” The verdict has been rendered on the Barys game after the refusal of foreign players – Hockey
December 20, 2024 (16:38)
Former vice-president of Ust-Kamenogorsk Torpedo Yuri Petukhov shared his opinion with Sports.kz about the game of the Astana “Barysa” in the regular season Kontinental Hockey League after abandoning the foreign players.
“I understand perfectly well the fans who don’t like my statements. However, I am almost always right. It’s great that Barys announced that they would play with their own players, which made us all incredibly happy. However, I see 5-6 Russians in the application for each game, who are the same foreign players for Kazakhstan. I am sure that all the statements of the new leadership are pure populism to reassure the public. At the moment, except for Nomad, foreign players play in all clubs and will…