Estranged Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler discusses decision to join Dynamo Moscow
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Yahoo Sports' Dmitry Chesnokov posted a translation of Sovetsky Sport's Pavel Lysenkov's chat with estranged Red Wings forward and current Dynamo Moscow forward Jiri Hudler, who arrived in Moscow yesterday. Here's the text of the interview: August 6, Yahoo Sports : Pavel Lysenkov : How should we call you now: Jiri or Yuri [Russian name]? Jiri Hudler : I don't even know. What would be better for you? Maybe Jirka? It's up to you, whatever you prefer. Maybe it would be better for you because Yuri is closer to the Russian culture. Lysenkov : Did you expect such a great interest ...
Holland Does It Again…And I’m Talking About Hudler
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... Man. Check this out. Say what you want about Jiri Hudler’s departure, and I’ve said plenty. But you can’t help but like the guy after reading this great piece from Puck Daddy’s Dmitri Chesnokov. Hudler comes out of this looking good and Kenny Holland? Well, he’s Kenny Holland. All class. ...
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Jiri Hudler talks about the Red Wings
Winging It In Motown —
... Thanks to a fantastic interview by Sovetsky Sport's Pavel Lysenkov (and translated by Dmitry Chesnokov, who also blogs for Puck Daddy), we know how the Wings and Jiri Hudler left things through this whole fiasco. Please head over to Puck Daddy to check out the entire interview (it's definitely worth it), but I've highlighted a few quotes below.
I think the interest was generated, first of all, because Jiri Hudler became sort of a rope that the KHL and the NHL management started pulling. Because of you there is a ...
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Straw Poll: What is funnier from that link. Hudler's quote or this picture?
