Sports Director of Togliatti “Freights” Rafik Yakubov disagreed with the statement that the career of a hockey player Sergei Shumakov on the way to completion.
This summer, the 31-year-old striker signed a contract with the Togliatti club.
– Everyone says these big words: “pilot shot down”. But it’s not a downed pilot, it just needs a little restart. He accepted our conditions, arrived, works. He has no complaints. The soul rejoiced at the way he worked in training and played during the pre-season. When a person tries and wants, he gets back into shape, – Yakubov told the “Championship”.
Shumakov played for Traktor Chelyabinsk and Dynamo Minsk last season in the KHL. In the regular season, he played 29 games, scored two goals and gave three assists, the hockey player played one game in the playoffs.
Previously, Shumakov defended the colors of CSKA, Avangard Omsk, Sibir Novosibirsk and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.
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