The Honorary President of the IIHF shared his thoughts on possible ways to raise the level of players on the Armenian national hockey team.
The way how you could really represent the country is to find a way how we can actually bring players in from North America and players in from Russia and then you would have a very very good team you know just that our bylaws are allowed there like they are but if you create a professional league you know or why not I mean I know that the Continental Hockey League in Russia so why not to have a
KHL team in Armenia, you know, so you have a KHL team in Armenia, they play your foreign Armenian players playing here, two years, and then you will, they will be able to play in the championship. Like actually China, China, you know, Kunlun Red Star is playing in the KHL, they have
They give Chinese passports during the Olympics, maybe you remember, it was a little bit tricky. And the Chinese don't give double passports, so that's an issue. I think in Armenia you do, no? You can't have double passports? So that would be easy.
KHL team in Armenia, you know, so you have a KHL team in Armenia, they play your foreign Armenian players playing here, two years, and then you will, they will be able to play in the championship. Like actually China, China, you know, Kunlun Red Star is playing in the KHL, they have
They give Chinese passports during the Olympics, maybe you remember, it was a little bit tricky. And the Chinese don't give double passports, so that's an issue. I think in Armenia you do, no? You can't have double passports? So that would be easy.
