Zinetula Bilyaletdinov: If the temperature drops below -20C, we won’t play

Russia head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov expressed his concerns over the plans to play Euro Hockey tour matches in an open rink in an interview to Sovetsky sport.

«What are our demands?» We only have one – if it gets colder than -20, we don’t want to play. President of IHFR Vladislav Tretiak has already spoken about this to his Finnish counterpart,» said the coach, adding that the Russian team had a few minor requests, such as coffee in the changing rooms.