The day after Alexander Ovechkin became the top goal scorer in NHL history, a coalition of Ukrainian-American and Ukrainian-Canadian organizations argued that such matches “would be an affront to millions of American and Canadian NHL fans and to people of Ukrainian descent in both countries.” Last month, the NHL said that it was aware of the conversation but that it was “not a party to those discussions, and it would be inappropriate for us to comment at this time,” The Associated Press reported. “This is somebody who has proudly proclaimed his affiliation with a Russian leadership that is unrepentant in its abuse of some of the most vulnerable Ukrainians in the world, that’s territorially expansionist, that has launched an unprovoked and incredibly violent aggression and that has kidnapped kids.
Author: Jesse Kirsch
Published at: 2025-04-07 22:21:42
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