– It is quite frightening. We have never been to a WC with all age groups before, so you get cut. It is extremely bad timing, says Alexander Bonsaksen to news. The profile fears for the future of Norwegian hockey. – This is very dangerous for Norwegian hockey. The national team is the flagship. PROVIDED: Alexander Bonsaksen. Photo: Tore Meek / NTB It was on Friday afternoon that ice hockey president Tage Pettersen confirmed the news that they are putting all national team activities on hold for the rest of the year. This means, among other things, that both the men’s and women’s senior national teams will be closed in 2023. The exception is the men’s U20 national team, which will play at the WC in December. As a result of tough finances, the union has also cut five full-time employees in the administration. – Everyone is on break for the rest of the year, if nothing positive happens on the income side, says Pettersen. – Laughing at us National team player Mats Rosseli Olsen is surprised by the news. – One gets a little embarrassed that a national team in such a big sport cannot run a business in Norway. It’s a bit disturbing that it’s going to be like that, he says to news. PROFILE: Mats Rosseli Olsen. Photo: Nils Meilvang / NTB Olsen, who plays daily for Frölunda in Swedish hockey, says he has already heard it from teammates from Sweden. – They are laughing at us now. The national team manager despairs National team manager Tobias Johansson says that they were informed about the measure a couple of days ago. – It is obviously not good. It is not good for the national team programme, for which I am responsible, says Johansson to news and adds: – I want to divide it into two different parts. In the short term, our players and managers lose international experience, which we need to take the next step. Those matches and international breaks are invaluable for development. The long-term thing is that I believe we have built trust capital in the communities, which I suspect will see a decline. He says that for the A national team, the initiative will cover two planned meetings, one in November and one in December. For the latter, the plan was to gather the players that the national team management thought were the best at the time. NORWEGIAN HOCKEY LEGEND: Roy Johansen describes the whole thing as “sad for Norwegian hockey”. Photo: Fredrik Hagen / NTB – Trist Norway’s hockey women are currently playing the B World Cup in China. Championship participation will not be affected. – They are already leaving for the WC in China. It goes its way, says the ice hockey president. The drastic cuts come just a few weeks after the union confirmed a deficit of 9 million in 2022. This was 3 million more than they had budgeted. – It is sad for Norwegian hockey if they introduce measures that hit so hard, says former national team manager Roy Johansen to news. – I am also surprised that it is so late. It will come in August when all the national team activities are planned and will be carried out, he says further.
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