Striker Nizhny Novgorod “Torpedo” Vladislav Firstov told that the team believes in omens and does not shave during the Gagarin Cup, and he himself does not have a lot of facial hair.
On Monday, Torpedo was beaten by Dynamo Moscow (0-3) in the third game of the opening round of the Gagarin Cup and now loses in the series with the score of 1-2.
– Are there any hockey superstitions that are observed in Torpedo?
– Everyone believes in certain signs … But lightly, I can’t even say, I need to think.
– For example, players grow beards during the playoffs.
– Well, they all grow it. I don’t have a beard yet, it doesn’t grow. I walk like a puppy. A goat grows like this, – Vyacheslav, smiling, scratches his chin. – Guys don’t shave. We are also aware every day that hockey will be as difficult as possible and that we must take the moments more responsibly.
– Your team is fundamentally young. Does anyone other than Kruchinin have a normally growing beard?
– Yes, we will have four people with beards. Nuska has a strong beard, defender coach Kozyrev is generally healthy. But in general, yes, we don’t have any particularly bearded yet,” Firstov told .
Watch the fourth meeting of the Dynamo and Torpedo series on March 8 live on the and KHL PRIME channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites. The broadcast begins at 4:45 p.m.
Source : MatchTV
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