Olympic champion and Spartak graduate Ilya Kovalchuk is in excellent form, it will be good if he finishes his career at his hometown club, the former red-white striker and coach told Vadim Yepanchintsev .
The 40-year-old Kovalchuk’s last club was Avangard, which he left in 2021. At Spartak, the hockey player played in 1999-2001.
– Can Ilya Kovalchuk play for Spartak next season?
You’ve seen what he does on the ice. Ilya would help any club. Maybe persuade him to come to Ugra for the next season? And then you can play for Spartak. In fact, Ilya is a great player, and no more words are needed here. Keeps in great shape. A great professional, and in his case, anything is possible. It will be good if he finishes his career in his native Spartak,” Epanchintsev told .
Earlier, Kovalchuk said he met with Spartak head coach Alexei Zhamnov and did not rule out that he could play for the team in KHL games.
Source : MatchTV
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