Before “locomotive » Sergei Andronov says what is the phenomenon of the player who ended his playing career Danisa Zaripova .
Zaripov’s farewell match took place on August 9 in Kazan. Before the match, Ak Bars withdrew the 25th number, under which the 42-year-old striker played.
– His merits, his trophies say everything about his career – the Gagarin Cups, the gold medals of the world championships. Therefore, a pleasant person who has done a lot both for the national team and for Ak Bars, the Republic of Tatarstan and Metallurg. The legendary player absolutely deserved to have his jersey hoisted in the arena.
It was a great pleasure and an honor to play against him and also with him for the national team. Huge respect to him for his dedication to the game, for his longevity in the game. I think a lot of guys have grown up, watching his game and his accomplishments, over multiple generations. He is therefore an emblematic figure, a great man of our hockey. An era, one might say, – Andronov told Metaratings.ru.
Zaripov is a three-time world champion with the Russian national team, a five-time Gagarin Cup winner with Ak Bars and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. In total, the hockey player has 1301 games in the KHL and the Super League. In the regular season and KHL playoffs, Zaripov scored 685 points (292+393) in 817 games.
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Source : MatchTV
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