Vladislav Tretiak on a Russia-USA hockey game: "Anything can happen"
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation president would not say how realistic a Russia-USA national team game is, giving no date or venue and citing only a chambers of commerce match.
Vladislav Tretiak, president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, would not say how realistic a Russia-USA national team game is, and gave no date or venue for one.
"I can't say how realistic it is," Tretiak said. "We have already had one game, between the Russian and American chambers of commerce. We all want a Russia-USA match to take place. When international matches are played, it is always a good thing. Whether it happens or not is hard to say."
Asked whether the game could come within the next year, he replied: "In the foreseeable future anything can happen. Nobody knows what tomorrow will bring."
The chambers of commerce game he mentioned is the only meeting of the two sides he cited. It did not involve the national teams.
Read literally, the answer confirms interest on the Russian side and nothing more. If a fixture is being prepared, Tretiak did not say so.
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