King Heffy Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Fanuck said: Flashback of Russian hockey players defecting while at international tournaments. Almo comes to mind; Sportsnet did a doc on it that you can find on YouTube which I recommend highly. However, I don't see this being an option due to Russians being banned in international play. Hopefully Podz gets out ASAP. Edited July 6, 2022 by King Heffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Going to be interesting to see how the Russian government deals with this and how the veteran Russian NHL players (#8) react, if at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, JM_ said: no one knows. If it we me living in St. Petersburg right now, I'd be chartering a boat to Finland for my family under the radar of Russian border agents. Guess we'll find out, all we can do is pay attention and read 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Could there be any issues with Kuzmenko leaving Russia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Could there be any issues with Kuzmenko leaving Russia? Sounds like something he did in 2017 so probably not but at this point the Russians could do anything. Any Russian/Belarusian players should probably be staying in North America from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Undrafted Posted July 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) Just some things I've heard about this story: First off, this is connected to the Fedotov story from a few days ago. The back story is that Fedotov, along with others, bought fake military IDs to avoid military service. Bottom line: this does NOT affect Russian hockey players in general, just a small circle of players who all bought these fake IDs from the same person. Kaprizov's involvement is still a rumour at this point, but there have been a couple of other players who have been identified, such as EDM prospect Dmitri Samorukov and two other players who I'm not familiar with. Podkolzin and Kuzmenko are not connected to any of this, so there's no need to be concerned about them in this regard. Edited July 6, 2022 by Undrafted re-formatted for emphasis 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chickenspear Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Maybe they should let Russians play in the WJC this summer... would give them an opportunity to defect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon.Duck Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Remember when we got Bure 113th OA? Russia effect can work in your favor if you're able to get the player over here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal:thecup Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, Undrafted said: Just some things I've heard about this story: First off, this is connected to the Fedotov story from a few days ago. The back story is that Fedotov, along with others, bought fake military IDs to avoid military service. Bottom line: this does NOT affect Russian hockey players in general, just a small circle of players who all bought these fake IDs from the same person. Kaprizov's involvement is still a rumour at this point, but there have been a couple of other players who have been identified, such as EDM prospect Dmitri Samorukov and two other players who I'm not familiar with. Podkolzin and Kuzmenko are not connected to any of this, so there's no need to be concerned about them in this regard. Don't worry; you're ok. Then: You're next! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undrafted Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) Just some extra details about the fake ID scam I mentioned earlier. Edit: some details from the thread, for those who don't want to click on the tweet: The person selling the fake military IDs is a former policeman named Farit Samigullin. He was arrested on April 15th by the FSB and subsequently sentenced to 2 months in prison. Reports claim he "helped" 8 soccer players and a number of hockey players, including Fedotov and EDM prospect Samorukov. Edited July 6, 2022 by Undrafted added summary from embedded thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 42 minutes ago, Fanuck said: Going to be interesting to see how the Russian government deals with this and how the veteran Russian NHL players (#8) react, if at all? lol... why is everyone laying the burden on Ovechkin.. hes just 1 Russian. Anything negative he says probably puts himself in danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, JM_ said: I hope Podkolzin can get his family here this summer. This is what democracy is all about! Maybe some Russian will learn a little! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 22 minutes ago, Drakrami said: lol... why is everyone laying the burden on Ovechkin.. hes just 1 Russian. Anything negative he says probably puts himself in danger. He is the de-facto face of Russian hockey, this is understood around the world. It's also why he fell under the microscope when the Russian military invaded Ukraine. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but he's the pre-eminent player for their country and when things happen people look to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Fanuck said: Flashback of Russian hockey players defecting while at international tournaments. Except now, most Russian teams are banned from international competitions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undrafted Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 31 minutes ago, Goal:thecup said: Don't worry; you're ok. Then: You're next! From what I've read, I don't think that seems to be the case here--if anything, this is more analogous to Evander Kane using a fake vaccination card, in that there actually was a criminal act involved (that is, the purchase of fake military IDs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 27 minutes ago, Drakrami said: lol... why is everyone laying the burden on Ovechkin.. hes just 1 Russian. Anything negative he says probably puts himself in danger. Because he's openly supporting a subhuman monster instead of keeping quiet. There's no reason to make excuses for that piece of garbage and allow him into the country. He had more than enough time to get his family to out if he wanted to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Tiger Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Russia is f$&@3D!! Frigging nazis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal:thecup Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 37 minutes ago, Undrafted said: From what I've read, I don't think that seems to be the case here--if anything, this is more analogous to Evander Kane using a fake vaccination card, in that there actually was a criminal act involved (that is, the purchase of fake military IDs). Yeah, of course, cuz Russia has such a history of fair judicial treatment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Oregon.Duck said: Remember when we got Bure 113th OA? Russia effect can work in your favor if you're able to get the player over here. Especially when the rest of the NHL didn't know he was available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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