Roman Rotenberg was shocked by the KHL fight.
Roman Rotenberg criticizes the KHL referees and the opponent. PDO
Head coach of St. Petersburg SKA Roman Rotenberg fired a harsh text on Thursday.
– Ivan Zinchenko could have died on the ice, Rotenberg said According to Sport-Express.
The head coach was Zinchenko and the opposing team was Avangard Omsk Mark Verban from fighting.
Both players wanted to fight at the beginning of the second set. The two took off their helmets and gloves before exchanging blows.
Zinchenko and Verba fell on the ice during the fight. Verba managed to hit the kneeling SKA player on the head. The referee tried to separate the players from each other, but fell in the same pile.
When he went to the bench, Zinchenko showed that he has a wound on the top of his head.
– At the end of the fight, the judges arrived. The opposing team’s player continued to headbutt. Ivan has a scar on his head for the rest of his life. The situation could have been much worse. He could have died, Rotenberg said.
– Such a thing cannot be accepted. Ivan is sitting in the dressing room covered in blood. He won’t be able to play for a long time, the coach fumed.
Avangard won the match 5–3.