Nadi Arena (25/11/24)
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00:00If the country's squad is rejected, I will ban playing in the league.
00:11That's the statement of the President of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation, Datuk Subhan Kamal,
00:15in connection with the cancellation of the schedule involving the National Hockey League
00:19and the World Hockey Championship in Dewan in February 2025.
00:23This is not a player's problem, this is between the employers and the coaches.
00:26which I assure you that my priority is the national team, national duty.
00:32If they don't play in the national team, they will never play in our league anymore.
00:37I will ban them from playing. Simple as that.
00:41You can write it like that. They must play in our national league.
00:45I can't give them A, B, C. No, no, no.
00:48You want to play for the country? We call you.
00:50Because they also went for the process, selections.
00:53Don't play with us too.
00:55They have gone through the process.
00:57A few months later, suddenly you say employers, no, no, no.
01:00It's okay, then you will never play for the country.
01:02So we will solve the problem with the indoor committee.
01:07In addition, there is no consideration from the United Nations to provide different opportunities
01:12to any clubs that are forced to release their national players
01:15to go to Croatia to face the first Malaysian appearance in the world of hockey in Dewan.
01:21In addition, an agreement between KHM and the Australian club,
01:25Stingers Territory in Metrai, as a way out to meet the needs of the national team
01:30to get international action that involves a large budget.
01:33According to this agreement, the national team has a chance to play in the Australian league
01:37by becoming part of the Stingers Territory at the end of next season.
01:52And the idea of playing as a combined unit between Malaysia and Hockey NT in Hockey One,
01:59which is primarily the best local without foreign players league in the world.
02:07Because you've got the EHL, the European Hockey League.
02:10And then you've got the Indian Premier League.
02:13But, you know, there's a lot of differences.
02:16Australian Hockey League is in that particular country.
02:19It is definitely the most competitive league in my experience.
02:22And I've seen various teams participating and playing against each other.
02:26You can see a huge difference in levels there.