The Head Coach”Severstal » Andrei Kozyrev after the Nikolai Puchkov tournament match in St. Petersburg against SKA, he said that pre-season games allow young hockey players to grow and are invaluable experience in this regard.
On Saturday, Severstal was beaten by SKA. The match at the Ice Palace ended with the score 4:2 in favor of the tournament hosts.
– A magnificent tournament: both in the organization and in the composition of the teams.
Today was a double edged game. Unfortunately, we failed to win. We studied the SKA well, but maybe we didn’t have enough experience. This game will allow our youth to grow even more. We have gained invaluable experience.
The pre-season went well. We have a lot of young talent, the guys are soaking up our philosophy. We play high-speed offensive hockey, – the correspondent reports Kozyrev’s words.
The Puchkov Tournament was held in St. Petersburg from August 21 to 26.
Source : MatchTV

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