Before the Fonbet KHL Championship game between “Spartacus” And “Admiral” a solemn ceremony of lifting the jersey of the champion of the USSR in “red and white” Alexei Kostylev will take place, reports the press service of the club.
For Spartak Moscow, Kostylev played from 1975 to 1981, becoming champion (1976), silver (1981) and three times bronze medalist of the USSR Championship (1975, 1979, 1980).
– Due to the 7th number of “Spartak” – the winning goal in the 1976 match against Nizhny Novgorod “Torpedo” (7:4), after which hockey “Spartak” won its fourth championship in history . And it was with the transfer of Alexei Kostylev that Vyacheslav Starshinov scored his 400th goal for Spartak in the national championships.
On July 1, the legendary Spartak striker turned 72 – and to this day Alexei Alexandrovich steps on the ice at Spartak veterans’ games and attends every game of his favorite team. Congratulations Alexei Alexandrovich Kostylev, wish him good health and happiness, and thank you for the excellent match played at Spartak Moscow! the club said in a statement.
During seven years at Spartak Moscow, Kostylev played 251 matches, scoring 96 goals and providing 77 assists.
The game between Spartak and Admiral will take place on September 8 and will start at 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time). Watch live broadcasts of Fonbet matches of the KHL championship on the channel and holding channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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