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“It’s very important because hockey is my life, for sure,” continued Grygoriev. “And this is a hard time for Ukraine and for my family. So this is just one thing which is making me happy for all of the team.”Article content
“Last game was really good support, too,” said Simchuk, moments after the Ukrainians took a ‘victory’ lap around the ice, saluted the serenading crowd and posed for a photograph with the Dinos. “We really appreciated people coming to our games. This was so cool.”Article content After all, because of the war, they aren’t playing back home these days and they’re practising in the dark. And arenas all across their country have become casualties of the ongoing war. One such barn hit by a Russian missile burned down in the hours leading up to Monday’s tilt.Article content
“The tour, I think, is a great idea for Ukrainian hockey players and hockey stuff, because it’s quite an experience for us,” Grygoriev said. “It’s great because Canada is a great country with very great hockey. We can learn from Canadian hockey. Canadian hockey is pretty tough. I think it’s many physical contact and many shots and big speed. It’s a different style of hockey. And I think it’s very good to play against the best, and I think Canadian is the best right now.
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