Former Lokomotiv and Russian national football team midfielder Dmitry Tarasov supported Rangers hockey player Artemy Panarin, who stood up for Russia and threw a glove at Boston striker Brad Marchand.
– I want to publicly support Artemy Panarin. I, too, would not be silent if someone began to speak unflatteringly in my face about my country.
I am not surprised by the fine (once I was also fined for supporting my country by entering the field in a T-shirt with Putin), I am amazed that the fact that an athlete touches a foreign country in a negative context is ignored. “You are provoked, but you do not be provoked” – this is not about men's street concepts. It won't work with the enemy. Artemy, you acted like a real man, a worthy citizen of his country, who will not tolerate bad words about himself and his home. We are with you! And we are already used to double standards, – wrote Tarasov on Instagram.
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According to the Washington Post, Marchand shouted insults at the Russian forward from the bench, and also noted that no Russian liked Panarin.
For throwing the glove, Panarin received a ten-minute fine, and was later fined five thousand dollars.
Panarin has played 23 games this season in the NHL and scored 26 points (7 goals, 19 assists) with a usefulness rating of “+7”.
- “Thanks to the Rangers for making me $ 11.6 million this season” – Panarin on the unsporting behavior penalty
- Boston forward Marchand, who insulted Panarin, is suspended for three matches
- Guberniev launched a flash mob #fromRussiawithGlove in support of Panarin, who was fined for throwing a glove at Marchand