general manager of hockeyVityaz » Igor Varitsky During a pre-season press conference, he called on the club to reach the Gagarin Cup playoffs for the season.
– The minimum objective for this season is to reach the playoffs. We don’t want to stop there. Last year we took a big step forward. We will do everything possible to complete this task, ”reports the correspondent of in the words of Varitsky.
Vityaz finished last season in sixth place in the Western Conference following regular season results. In the first round of the playoffs, the team lost to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in five matches.
The new KHL season will kick off on September 1 with the Cup opener between CSKA and Ak Bars. Vityaz will start the season on September 2 with a home game against Amour.
Source : MatchTV
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