Dmytro H’rystitch shows his support for the Ukrainians.
During his career, Dmytro H’rystitch represented both the Soviet and Ukrainian national teams. In the NHL, he scored nearly 600 power points in the regular season. AOP
Hockey player from Ukraine, who ended his active career in 2004 Dmytro H’rystytš52, helping people in their home country.
H’rystitch, who played 811 NHL matches in his career, talks about the critical situation in Ukraine in an ESPN interview.
– This is not just about weapons. It’s about people helping each other in ways they know how. I have never seen Ukraine so united before.
Thus, H’rystych is not one of the Ukrainians who has been armed to defend himself against Russia.
Help from outside
H’rystitch, who played as a real winger in his career, had been in contact with a Canadian journalist Gord Miller. Miller had received a call from an ex-puck asking to convey a message about Ukraine to the world.
Miller reported on his Twitter account.
– We fight hard, we do our best. We need you to tell the Russians what is really going on. They only hear propaganda and lies, Miller said H’rystitch said.
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Wrong information about Russia
H’rystych, who first represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine in the national team, is frustrated by the kind of misinformation being spread in Russia.
– I grew up in the Soviet Union and we knew what we knew back then. We were told we were the best country and that other countries wanted to hurt us. We are the best, our president is the best. This is the mindset I grew up with.
H’rystitch feels obliged to stay in Ukraine.
– I am in a place that, fortunately for us, is quite quiet compared to other places in Ukraine. But who knows what will happen. For now, I have to be here. This is a terrible situation. A situation I never thought would happen, but I have to be here with my people.
According to ESPN, another reason for staying in the country is that H’rystich’s wife works in an ambulance.