Goalkeeper name tag Vasily Koshechkin will appear under the arches of the Magnitogorsk arena “Metallurgist “, said the sports director of the hockey club Sergei Gomolyako.
On Monday, it was announced that two-time Gagarin Cup winner Koshechkin had retired from hockey. On March 27, the goalkeeper turned 40.
“Today, without exaggeration, a real era ended. Vasily Koshechkin is the best example of professionalism, a real athlete with a unique character and fighting qualities. The way Vasily prepared for each new season deserved the respect, which is why his career lasted so long by hockey standards, and in this respect he was an example for the whole team – both young players and accomplished hockey players.
On behalf of the hockey club “Metallurg” and on my own behalf, I want to express my deep gratitude to Vasily for the years spent in Magnitogorsk and for those victories that would not have been possible without him.
Gagarin cups, gold of the Olympics and the world championship – everything that can be won in our hockey, Vasily deserved it. We hope that in the future he will have a new stage in his career – training, and he will be no less successful. In any case, we are not saying goodbye to Koshechkin – the banner of the goalkeeper’s name will definitely appear under the arches of the Metallurg arena, so we will see him again in the new season, ”said the press service of the club citing Gomolyako.
Koshechkin played 15 seasons in the KHL and 765 games, including 555 with Metallurg. In regular KHL championships, he played 428 games for Metallurg, 49 of which were nil, had 216 wins, and spent a total of over 23,000 minutes on the ice. Moreover, Vasily Koshechkin has 11 assists and 23 shootout wins.
With Metallurg, Koshechkin twice won the Gagarin Cup and became Russian champion, twice won national championship silver medals, was twice recognized as the best goalkeeper in the KHL and became the most valuable player in the Gagarin Cup final.
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