The world’s most coveted club trophy is not given to the Russians.
Igor Larionov (left), Vyacheslav Kozlov and Vyacheslav Fetisov of the Detroit Red Wings took Stanley Cip to the Red Square in 1997. EPA / AOP
Of the eight teams that survived the second round of the NHL playoffs, seven play at least one Russian player. Only the crew of the Edmonton Oilers is not Russian at all. So it is quite likely that some Russian player will win the Stanley Cup this spring.
Every player on the championship team has traditionally had the right to hold the trophy for one day. So European players have been allowed to take the trophy home.
Not to Russia
In the summer, however, the Stanley Cup will not be seen in Russia, even if some Russian players get to celebrate the NHL championship. About it says Match TV.
The NHL cut off all economic cooperation and shut down its Russian-language social and digital media sites, putting official relations with Russia and the KHL on ice after the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin launched a brutal offensive war against Ukraine on 24 February.
In addition, the NHL has stated that no NHL events are even being considered for Russia so far.
These actions know that the Stanley Cup trophy will not be allowed to be exported to Russia.
The Stanley Cup has visited Russia every summer for the past five years after playing in the championship teams. Andrei Vasilevski, Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev (Tampa Bay Lightning 2020 and 2021), Alexander Volkov (Lightning 2020), Vladimir Tarasenko, Ivan Barbashev (St. Louis Blues 2019), Alexander Ovethkin, Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitri Orlov (Washington Capitals 2018), Yevgeny Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 and 2017).