“Salavat Yulaev” goalkeeper Alexander Samonov would like the KHL to have a single standard for goalkeeper uniform size.
Samonov previously played in the KHL for Vityaz, SKA and Severstal. The hockey player became a silver medalist at the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian team.
– What would you personally like to change in hockey?
– I would like goalkeepers to have a single uniform size standard, which will depend solely on their anthropometric data. Chests should be the same size so goalies don’t take advantage of double-decker shoulders or other gear tricks.
Have you ever used such tricks?
– No, I am not one of those guardians who like to “build” something. Now the league is trying to follow that. I remember when I played in SKA, in the pre-season tournament, KHL chief referee Alexei Anisimov separately checked my form, and he had no complaints, Samonov said at .
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Source : MatchTV
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