Finnish hockey commentator Tero Kainulainen explained why he refused to give the name of the Russian Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin during the match.

Finnish commentator explains boycott to Ovechkin

MOSCOW, April 12 – RIA Novosti. Finnish hockey commentator Tero Kainulainen explained why he refused to give the name of the Russian forward “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin during the match.

The incident occurred at a game against Pittsburgh on the night of April 10.

“Words are a very powerful and important resource. Words may or may not be used. Even silence is heard everywhere. Some use words, others don't. Everyone draws their own conclusions from them. I decided to try. My actions were completely spontaneous. No one knew about it in advance, because there was no stranger plan for me either. After that, no one called. I called and shared my opinion. There was feedback from the audience. Mostly positive reviews, but there were also negative ones, ”Ilta-Sanomat quotes the journalist.

Ovechkin scored 775 goals in the regular season of the National Hockey League. The leader in this indicator is Wayne Gretzky (894), the second place is occupied by Gordie Howe (801).