Coach Eudakimau: Officials have almost destroyed children's hockey in Belarus

Legendary coach Valery Eudakomau has commented on the pre-scheduled exit of the Belarusian team from the highest division in the Under-19 Ice Hockey Championship. He said it was inevitable due to the level of development of the children's hockey in the country. Belarus lost 0:7 to Sweden, 3:11 to Canada, 1:7 to America and 1:5 to Slovakia. In the view of Eudakimay the Ice Hockey Federation and its former chairman Uladzimir Navumau simply igrnored the development of the children and juniors' hockey.

Eudakimkau expressed hope that the situation would change under new ice hockey federation chairman Yauhen Vorsin.