In her book, Noora Räty revealed the complaint letters addressed to Mustone.
Pasi Mustonen coached Naisleijon in 2014–22. Kimmo Brandt / AOP
– I am really grateful that someone comes forward and tells me in their own name where I have offended them, when, what I have done and who I have witnessed.
This is how to comment Pasi Mustonen In an interview with MTV.
Mustonen’s name has been featured heavily in the media in recent days. Nora Räty said fresh from the oven In The Lion Queen About the complaint letters directed at Mustosen.
– We got together already in the fall (2021) and thought about it. We decided to start with anonymous letters written by 16 players, in which they described their experiences with Pasi and the effect of this activity on them, Räty says in his book.
– As it was already known in the fall, it was not a question of criminal suspicions, but otherwise perceived as improper or unfair treatment on the part of the players. We delivered the letters to the Players’ Association, which in turn gave the chairman of the Ice Hockey Association Harri Nummelan and the CEO Matti Nurminen to read them on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the same day the Lionesses flew to Beijing.
Finland took bronze in Beijing. Mustonen returned home in the middle of the tournament due to personal reasons.
“It would be important”
Mustonen has not commented on the matter until now to Maikkar. He noted Antero Mertaranta in the interview that “the anniversary of the insinuations is about to come”.
Now some of the authors of the letters have gone under their own names to take the matter forward.
– In terms of my legal protection, it would be important if we could also hear what my closest supervisors thought about my work, Mustonen says.
– I have worked extremely intensively with the entire team’s management team. I think it would be great if the players, a large number of players, were consulted to see what they think about this.
In an interview, Mustonen mentioned the “players’ management group” established in August 2015.
– Since then, it has worked in connection with every event and between events. It deals with all our good and bad things immediately. Nothing has been heard from there, not once.
Suek’s investigation
On Tuesday, the president of the Ice Hockey Federation, Nummela, confirmed to Iltalehti that the matter is being investigated by Suek.
– Without taking a stand on individual cases, on a general level it can be stated that inappropriate behavior has no place in hockey, Nummela commented.
– If there are claims of such, they should be investigated. This is equally important from the point of view of the legal protection of both the parties involved and the persons who are the subject of allegations.