Three times world champion Alexei Tereshchenko in a conversation with , he expressed hope that Alexei Zhamnov after being named head coach “Spartacus” will be able to infuse the team with the style to which he adhered during his playing career.
Spartak announced Zhamnov’s appointment on Tuesday. The duration of the contract with the 52-year-old specialist is not specified. Zhamnov coached Spartak in the 2018/19 season.
– Alexey Yuryevich once worked with Spartak, but then he took the backup team, now he will recruit it for himself. Everything will depend on who will enter the coaching staff.
Zhamnov is a man with great experience, with an excellent career as a hockey player, he won the Olympics and played in the NHL. I hope he instills in Spartak the style of play that he himself adhered to during his career.
The club’s resources, its financial situation and the players Zhamnov wants to see in the team will be very important, it’s a whole mechanism. I would like to see more clubs in the KHL that show balanced hockey. “Spartak” under Zhamnov can become like this, – said Tereshchenko “”.
Zhamnov spent most of his hockey career in the NHL, playing for Winnipeg, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston. With the Russian team, he won the 1992 Olympics.
Since 2021, Zhamnov has been the head coach of the Russian national team. Under his leadership, the team won silver medals at the Beijing Olympics.
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