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Russian CSKA defender Yegor Rykov remembered the difficulties in the United States, where he played before moving to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club. His words are quoted by the website of the army club.
The 23-year-old hockey player admitted that he missed Russia. The main difficulty, he called the unusual mentality of the Americans. “The people there are completely different. The language barrier interfered. If I knew English it would probably be easier, ”he said. At the same time, Rykov said that despite his lack of knowledge of foreign languages, he could communicate with legionnaires at CSKA.
