Simon Latkoczy, Slovakia's goaltender at the world junior hockey championship, criticized this year's tournament as "a joke" in a pair of Instagram posts on Thursday.
Slovakian goaltender Simon Latkoczy had some choice words for the International Ice Hockey Federation following the cancellation of the 2022 World Junior Championship.Latkoczy took to Instagram late Wednesday night to air his grievances. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Simon Latkoczy (@simonlatkoczy) "This goes on IIHF," Latkoczy wrote. "They completely underestimated this tournament. The organization from the first day was terrible. I felt like I am participating at some basic youth hockey tournament."Latkoczy was particularly upset the organizers put teams in public hotels with everyday citizens where COVID-19 could be contracted easier. There was even a wedding at one of the hotels. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Simon Latkoczy (@simonlatkoczy) "In our hotel was also a barber shop, restaurant, and boutique, where normal people were welcomed to come," Latkoczy continued. "That restaurant