Vladislav Tretyak: "We wish our young players luck!"

Russian Ice Hockey Federation president Vladislav Tretyak has commented on the situation with the under 18 national team:

- On the official RIHF site, the under 18 national team roster for the World Championship in the United States was revealed. This decision by the the Russian Ice Hockey Federation was agreed upon by the Ministry of Sport, and this is also a tactical decision by the coaches. I want to say that the playes are raring to go, and they want to show what they are capable of at the highest level. If we speak about the Viktor Tikhonov centre of preparing young ice hockey players, then the RIHF did not taking doping tests from them, as we do not have the right to do so according to WADA's coding. I want to wish our team luck for the tournament, we will support them. Also, I want to ask journalists to refrain from using rumours and not to speculate. Let's look at things how they actually are, and wish our team luck.