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Originally Posted by Locke
Careful what you wish for. Sometimes better its the Devil you know...
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Well, right now this kind of looks like a palace coup by Kalervo Kummola, and that's a devil I know a lot better than Fasel
He's been power figure in Finnish hockey really since I was even born. This is absolutely literal, as he's been the Finnish representative in IIHF since 1976.
I also really dislike him, for the record. Just not as much as Fasel, and for very different reasons. First of all I think his views on the sport are antiquated, but more importantly he has held on to his position by sidelining anyone who might rise to challenge him in any way (which has meant sidelining a lot of very capable people) and promoting useless yes men to positions they are predictably useless in.
His nick name here in Finland has been "the Iron Chancellor", and that's pretty descriptive. I very much doubt he would have supported moving the games from Belarus if he didn't stand to gain personally.
All that said, he himself seems to be quite good at his job, and it also seems like he's mellowed somewhat in his later years... Or has simply adapted to a new environment since he finally resigned as the head of Finnish Ice Hockey association a few years back to focus on his IIHF work.
...He's also 75, so even if he does become the new president of IIHF, that's not likely to be a long reign.