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Zubov Humiliated By Being Included As A Substitute Player For Team Russia
by Paul on 01/26/10 at 08:16 AM ET
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from RussiaToday,
Ex-NHL star Sergey Zubov was outraged by the coaches’ decision to choose him as a substitute player for Russia’s Olympic hockey team, calling the move “a spit in the face”.
“The administrator of the national team has just called me and said that I am included in the list of substitutions for the Olympics. I actually did not know what to say. The situation surprised me a lot,” the 39-year-old told Sport-Express newspaper.
Zubov currently plays for SKA Saint Petersburg in the KHL, being the top-scoring defender in the regular championship.
“And earlier I was amazed and even offended by the words of the president of the Russian Hockey Federation, Vladislav Tretyak, and head coach of the national team Vyacheslav Bykov, who uttered in an interview: that in order to get to the national squad one must gnaw the ice, and that they would not take you for your previous merits,” the veteran stressed.
“All these statements have extremely disappointed me. This is humiliation of me as a personality and a sportsman. I do not owe anything to anyone and I have honestly earned my name in ice hockey. I am not 25 years old and have proved my high level with seventeen seasons in NHL. I am not going to prove anything anymore,” he added.
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I thought that Russia wasn’t allowed to do substitutions. Didn’t someone from the IIHF a couple months ago say that it couldn’t be done?
Posted by tom on 01/26/10 at 10:20 AM ET
Tom, teams can only make substitutions if it is for a legitimate injury.
Posted by Kstewy16 on 01/26/10 at 11:33 AM ET
to understand zubovs point of view you have to understand his cultural point of view. russian culture makes it a matter of personal pride not just national pride. hence ovechkin and malking saying a few months back that they would not care if the nhl did not want to go to Sochi in 2014 they were still going.
Posted by Shawn on 01/26/10 at 11:08 PM ET
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What is with guys saying they’re humiliated to be back ups, or will only participate if they get to start (Kipper)?? I understand pro athletes are probably as competitive as anyone else on the planet, and that’s one of the factors in their success, but at the risk of sounding very cheesy, this is not really a story or example I’d want to set when there are other amateur athletes working 3+ yrs between Olympics to get a shot to compete.
Posted by Greg on 01/26/10 at 09:50 AM ET