The faux pas occurred while the Canadian captain was trying to make sense of a historically bad 6-0 loss at the hands of one of his country’s great rivals Saturday in Ostrava. I had no intent behind it and I have to own my actions.”Hayton was originally taken aback when the Russian players snubbed him. Statement from Barrett Hayton and Hockey Canada. pic.twitter.com/ikgoAGbalW — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 29, 2019“I think a lot of people saw it on social media,” the Peterborough, Ont., native and former Soo Greyhound said. Hockey Canada followed that up by noting that the organization has “tremendous respect for the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, its players, coaches, management and fans.

Source: National Post December 29, 2019 15:56 UTC