Aleksandr Lukashenko gave advice to Dinamo Minsk players before continuing the KHL games

02.04.2026

As for the game in the first round of the playoffs, during which the Dinamo Minsk hockey players defeated their teammates from Moscow, the President said: "You need to play pragmatically. Because I know that this [pragmatic approach] is not your natural style. You are attacking players: forward, forward, forward, and then you get caught out… Well, this is the playoffs. Sometimes you need to let the puck go, sometimes you need to focus on defense, and so on. Don’t lose faceoffs. It shouldn’t be 75%, it should be 100%. Because every element matters".