Odiņš was the main referee in the match between the Chelyabinsk “Traktor” and the Nizhny Novgorod “Neftekhimik” in the Russian Open Championship on Thursday. Only on Saturday did he serve the OHL match between Olimp / Venta 2002 and Zemgale / LLU. This means that Odins went to Russia at a time when there was active hostilities in Ukraine.
The Secretary General of the Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF) Roberts Pļāvējs did not want to comment on this situation. However, he pointed out that Odin will be barred from continuing to work for the OHL and with the national teams as soon as the match is judged in Russia.
“Could people working in Russia, athletes, get involved in the team’s work? The answer, I think, is quite clear – in the current circumstances no. We have no contractual obligations with them, it is everyone’s decision how he handles this situation,” It will not be possible for Odiņš to try such a case here, especially in the Latvian championship. ”
In February alone, Odins has worked in seven games in Latvia.
After Sportacentrs.com Edgards Severs, Director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Education and Science (MES), also expressed the public position of the talks with the Mower.
@lhf_lv the only correct decision in such a situation should be made and the judge suspended from the competition LV.
– Edgars Severs (@esevers) March 4, 2022
With the same Odiņi portal Sportacentrs.com failed to contact on friday morning.
Odiņš has received the KHL Best Chief Judge Award or “Golden Whistle” four times (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016). He has regularly supervised the Latvian national team test matches, as well as been the main judge in two world championships – in 2011 and 2017.
