The head coach S.K.A. Romain Rotenberg told that the team striker Valentin Zikov who suffered a serious injury, can resume his duties “in a few months”.
In a match with Ak Bars (7:4) on February 3, at the start of the first period, Zykov collided with Kazan striker Alexander Radulov, after which he could not continue the match. A photo that appeared on social media shows that Zykov is missing almost all of his front teeth.
– Now what about Zykov, who had a terrible junction with Radulov?
– The exact diagnosis will be known later. But things could have been much worse there. We can say that Valya was born in a shirt. He has a broken sinus. Broken upper jaw. He lost all his upper teeth. They are not anymore. At the same time, there is a severe concussion,” Rotenberg told .
So what is luck?
– The fact that Zykov could end his career or fly away before the end of the season, which has already happened with several SKA players. Remember what a terrible injury in the VHL received a young forward Kirill Tankov when he was pushed in the back on board. His life was at stake.
Well, Zykov is in the hospital with a concussion, and it’s unclear when he’ll be able to play hockey again. But we are very lucky that Valentin is a badass. We wish him good health and look forward to his return to the team.
It is hoped that Zykov will return in a few months, but there will already be a deep elimination and you will have to play masked. It’s just a chance, we don’t know for sure yet, the situation is dynamic. But we believe in the best.
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