Janos Fass says goodbye to the Hungarian men’s ice hockey team.
Ice hockey player Janos Vas retires from the Hungarian national team
The 39-year-old wrote on his social media page, “As they say in hockey, I lock my national team skates and my No. 21 jersey. I don’t deny that it’s hard to let go of what I’ve loved for so long and of which I’m proud. Meanwhile, I know Also that every profession ends and that my time is now.”
Janos Fez thanked the fans for their support over the past 22 years.
“You’ve created a stadium for us every World Cup, I’m not just thinking about the three promotions and the Group A World Cup twice” He said.
He added that in the last warm-up game before the World Cup, on May 9 against Canada at the MVM Dome, he would say goodbye to the fans “standing on the ice for the last time, but no longer on skates.”
Vas is still the last Hungarian hockey player to be drafted into the North American Professional League (NHL): in 2002, the Dallas Stars retained the right to play in the second round, in the 32nd position, he was awarded an NHL contract, but in the end he was not called up for a stronger match in The world is in its league.
He wore the national team shirt 171 times.
