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Russia IIHF fined for being big babies

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck- ... 50293.html :lol: :okman:
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After losing to a star-studded Canadian team – including nemesis Sidney Crosby, forever the Joe Montana to Ovechkin’s Dan Marino – Russia’s IIHF world championships team had two choices: Stand there respectfully as the Canadian anthem played, like teams do in dozens of other tournaments each season; or leave the ice like big babies after the 6-1 trouncing.

You’ll never guess which option they chose!

If this is how they handle defeat, it’s a miracle we haven’t seen a synchronized on-ice defecation after a Russian Olympic loss ...

The Russians claimed that it was all a big misunderstanding, as the rink-side gate was open and they assumed that was their invitation to leave the ice rather than, again, not do the thing that teams do in dozens of other tournaments each season.

But that didn’t fly with critics like perpetual friend of Russia Don Cherry, who said:

"No class, no honour, they left the national anthem … We were the ones that stayed there ... we stood while they won, and they walked off the ice. They've got no class whatsoever."

No class, and now they’re 80,000 Swiss francs lighter after the IIHF ruled that they left the ice in a feat of bad sportsmanship. (That’s $85,000, by the way. That’ll teach’em.)

From the AP:

After studying video evidence, the IIHF said Kovalchuk gave an “unmistakable head gesture” as signal for teammates to skate off the ice early after collecting their silver medals. They did not stay to hear the Canadian anthem and watch the flags of the three medalist countries being raised.

“This was exceptional as no other team has ever left the ice before the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship medal ceremony was completed,” the Zurich-based body said.

… The IIHF ruled that the open rink-side gate was “irrelevant” and noted that Russian players and officials were aware of tournament rules “because of their vast experience.”

We assume they mean “in international tournaments” and not “losing to Canada,” because that would be a sick burn.
The International Ice Hockey Federation on Monday announced an $85,000 fine against the Russian Hockey Federation for an incident that occurred after Canada embarrassed Russia again, this time at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in the Czech Republic. But don’t lump Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin into this mess.

Among the Russian players, who remained on the ice and did not walk away were Alexander Ovechkin, Yevgeny Malkin, Viktor Tikhonov, Vladimir Tarasenko and Dmitry Kulikov.

IIHF president Rene Fasel said he saw how Ovechkin and Malkin tried to stop the rest of the players rushing to the locker rooms and that is why the blame cannot be put on the players.

The Russian squad’s head coach and the general manager should have been present on the ice to stop the players from making such disrespectful move, he said.

Fasel added that this was the first time he’s seen something like this in over 29 years of attending the world championships.
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Tank stayed! :okman: :letsgoblues:
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WaukeeBlues wrote:Tank stayed! :okman: :letsgoblues:
Saw that in the article too. Good call, Tank. :okman:

Granted, I don't know much about the situation in general, other than what I read here. Was the officiating particularly poor/one-sided in this game? Or was there some other reason (other than being sore losers) the Russians might protest by leaving the ice?
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WaukeeBlues wrote:Tank stayed! :okman: :letsgoblues:
Yup.
Among the Russian players, who remained on the ice and did not walk away were Alexander Ovechkin, Yevgeny Malkin, Viktor Tikhonov, Vladimir Tarasenko and Dmitry Kulikov.
While reading the article, I was like...geez...I can't believe Tank would leave the ice. It doesn't sound like something he would do at all.
The article implied that the whole team left...but then later listed players who stayed.
Kind of a poorly written article in that respect.
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Very much a dick move and deserved punishment. Good on Vova et al. for not going along with the douches. Notable that the group included two of the most senior players and a scion of a family of coaches. The kid seems to have a good head on his shoulders, in contrast with a certain mullet-sporting jerk who plays in another Midwestern city...

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