Head coach of SKA Saint Petersburg Romain Rotenberg declared to have finished his professional career Danis Zaripov differed in that he always realized his moments.
The 42-year-old hockey player’s farewell match will take place on Wednesday at the Tatneft Arena in Kazan.
– Tomorrow Zaripov organizes a farewell match. What do you think of his career?
– I have a lot of respect for Danis, I have always been a fan of his hockey. He always realized his chances of scoring, that’s the skill of a hockey player. I think his career speaks for itself. He made a huge contribution to the victories and to the Russian team. He is an example for young players. I think little boys will watch moments from his games, how he competently understood scoring situations.
I think Danis will have a career off the ice. He is the person who is for the development of hockey, for entertainment. He will contribute to the development of our hockey, – the correspondent of reports Rotenberg’s words.
Zaripov is a five-time Gagarin Cup winner with Ak Bars and three-time world champion Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
Source : MatchTV
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