Tingsryd did not want to end the choppy match against Kristianstad.
Now the Swedish ice hockey ban is responding to the criticism.
– Tingsryd chose to finish the match, says Magnus Mårtensson, the association’s competition director at C More.
The public scandal did not end the Allsvenskan hockey meeting between Kristianstad and Tingsryd on Friday night.
The match resumed in front of the empty stands about an hour and 40 minutes after the break. This is despite the fact that the powerful shot affected the hearing of Tingsrid goalkeeper Daniel Rosengren.
Tingsryd coach Frederic Gladyer thinks it’s unfortunate.
– If someone throws a bomb at work. What employer said you should start working again within an hour? He told Sportbildit.
‘The association did not force anyone’
Magnus Mårtensson, Competition Director, Swedish now answers Ice Hockey Associationon the criticism of Tingsryd.
The Swedish Ice Hockey League has not forced anyone to play a match. Of course we want all the matches to be over. All hockey fans want it. I totally understand that Tingsryd didn’t want to end the match. We didn’t make the decision to force anyone to finish the match, but Tingsryd chose to end the match. Martinson says it’s their decision.
Frederic Gladier also said: “We get information from the League and the Confederation that it must be played. Otherwise, we will suffer retaliation.”
– I have absolutely no comment on that. We have our workflow. If a team does not complete a match, we will follow our competition rules and proceed with a special arrangement.
“Of course, that’s very unfortunate.”
Martinson continues:
It is unfortunate, of course, that we end up here at all. It’s one person throwing sausage, which is what causes this kind of situation. For the Tingsryd part here, this question should be asked of them.
When Sportbladet asked Frederic Gladier about completing the match on Friday night, he wasn’t sure what consequences they would have if they refused to play.
– what would happen? There is no clear message. If we don’t get out on the ice, will we risk Tingsryd’s AIF? He said, and continued:
– You have to fire the players. The last thing I hear is that the match really has to be completed, or else you’ll go to the competition committee and then you don’t know what could happen.
asked on TV
C More presenter Lars Granqvist ended the interview with Martinsson by asking him how he sees the last 14 minutes of the game, as the players on the ice let time run out.
Granqvist: Is it competitive in your opinion?
– Yes, according to my own judgment now, the match is over, says Martinson.
Granqvist: So it’s okay that two teams don’t play 14 minutes 36 seconds in Swedish elite hockey?
It’s not something we want at all. But to my estimation now, the match is over in terms of competition.
Granqvist: So you accept that teams line up and not play hockey for 14 minutes?
– We’ll discuss that in the future, of course. This is not something we want in Swedish hockey.