Tatarstan Sports Minister Leonov believes that Znark will have to confirm his status as an elite coach at Ak Bars

Minister of Sports of Tatarstan Vladimir Leonov told that the new coach “Ak Barsa” Oleg Znarok you will need to confirm your elite specialist status.

Znarok has signed a contract with Ak Bars for next season. Officially, this will be announced once the coach ends his relationship with the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF), where he is listed as a national team coach-consultant.

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“Ak Bars is still a contender for leadership in the league,” Leonov told . – Still, there are traditions and hockey is very popular in our republic. Now they restarted the team, changed the coaching staff. They invited very worthy guys with solid experience. The names are strong, there are no questions. But it is very important that the team is united. Because we also had such precedents when they recruited everything possible, but everyone played for themselves. Therefore, it is important that Znarok can unite all the guys with one idea.

The season will be unique, the focus will be on Russian hockey players, because it will not be easy for Legionnaires. I think the role in the fact that the guys came to Kazan was played not only by the amounts of the contracts, but also by the status of Ak Bars, its infrastructure, its fans and its tasks. Well, Znarok is a well-known coach and person. He’s been on a break for a while, so it’s going to be a big challenge for him as well. Now there are a lot of young people among KHL coaches, and Oleg will have to confirm his status as an elite specialist.

Ak Bars exited the Gagarin Cup playoffs in the 2021/22 season in the first round, losing to Avangard Omsk 2-4 in the series.

Source : MatchTV

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