LUC TARDIF

THE IIHF’S PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT WORKING THROUGH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, THE HARDSHIPS IN UKRAINE AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NHL

WITH W. GRAEME ROUSTAN

AGE: 71 / TOP 100: 11 IIHF PRESIDENT W. GRAEME ROUSTAN: I saw you last year at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. You’re back here this year at the Hockey Hall of Fame. How much time do you spend on the road? LUC TARDIF: You should ask that to my wife. It’s difficult because I’m still living in France and the office is in Zurich. We organize 40 IIHF events every year. I’m not watching all the events, but I’m on the road maybe half of the time. Another part at the office and another part at home. That’s the job, and I like it. WGR: You’ve done this position now for several years. Are you finding that it is what you expected it to be? LT: It was a hard time because…

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