Alexander Barkov has played in previous Lions matches with different numbers. For the top four countries, he gets his own number.
When Alexander Barkov Last time played in the World Cup in the Lion, the Finnish center had to change his game number.
The shirt featured a familiar number 16 instead of 91 because number 16 was frozen For Ville Peltonen. Barkov has also played in the Lion number 61 and 16, but with the latter before freezing Peltonen’s shirt.
However, this time in the NHL’s four -country tournament, Barkov is allowed to play with its own number.
With the current policies of the Ice Hockey League, Barkov could also play at the World Cup or other tournament with their own number, as the numbers of the respected players returned to the national teams in 2018.
Communications Director of the Ice Hockey Association Henna Malmberg According to the numbers today, the numbers are not frozen, so players can decide for themselves whether they use a respected player’s game number. Practices vary by national team.
– Normally, a sign would be added to the shirt to indicate the background of the number, in this tournament it is not possible. Now it is an NHL tournament and their instructions have been that players are basically playing with the same number they have at the NHL club, says Malmberg.
Barkov asked for permission
Although Barkov was practically permission to use the number anyway, he wanted to contact Ville Peltose. Peltonen says that Barkov asked about it early in the season.
– “Sasha” then, the gentleman, when he is, was a great wanted to ask personally permission to use it, and of course that permission was given to him, Peltonen says.
– He took care of his own side, Peltonen praises.
Peltonen, who scored three goals in the Swedish net in the 1995 World Cup final, considers the alignment of the Ice Hockey Association wise. He recalls that the Lions have been successful in recent decades.
– When the Finnish hockey succeeds and the Lions succeed, there will be new winnings and championships, there will be more respected numbers. This may be a far away wise. Soon the numbers will end if we are doing very well, says Peltonen.
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