Russian hockey players playing in the NHL, Kirill Kaprizov, Sergey Bobrovsky, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Sorokin, on the air of , welcomed the participants of the hockey tournament within the framework of the Children of Asia games.
In the finals of the hockey tournament at the Novokuznetsk Metallurg Arena on March 3, the team of the Urals Federal District and the team of the Siberian Federal District will play.
– I am Kirill Kaprizov, graduate of Novokuznetsk Metallurg hockey school, forward of Minnesota Wild, Olympic champion of PyeongChang 2018 Games. I am proud to be born in Novokuznetsk and I am very happy that my home stadium hosts these days these are the strongest hockey players on the Asian continent,” Kaprizov told .
— My name is Sergei Bobrovsky. I graduated from Novokuznetsk Metallurg, at the moment I am the goalkeeper of the Florida Panthers NHL club. I want to congratulate all participants of the tournament on a good holiday, congratulate the people of Novokuznetsk on such an important event, ”said Bobrovsky.
— I was born in Novokuznetsk. Always a pleasure to be in this city. After the end of the season, I still fly there, because I spent most of my life there. I grew up there, this city and the Metallurg hockey school gave me a lot,” said Boston Bruins defenseman Dmitry Orlov.
“Today, you are part of this major project that brings together athletes and the entire sports community on the Asian continent,” said New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin.
“Children of Asia” takes place in Kuzbass from February 23 to March 5. The games program included competitions in cross-country skiing, speed skating, hockey, snowboarding, downhill skiing, figure skating and other sports. For the first time in the history of the games, the competition is organized by four territories at once: Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Mezhdurechensk, Tashtagolsky municipal district.
Watch the competitions “Children of Asia” on the channel, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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