Famous hockey player and now expert Yevgeny Artiukhin said in an interview with that the KHL should work on the quality of its ice rinks.
Earlier, SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg, after the match against Torpedo (3:4), spoke about the state of the Nizhny Novgorod venue: “What is disappointing is once again the quality ice. For both teams, it was a minus. SKA and Torpedo play well with the puck, but we and the opponent had a lot of flaws. The league needs to pay attention to this and check the quality of the ice. We need standards. We start the game and there is a puddle on the ice. The puck remains stuck as much for us as for Torpedo. First, there is the risk of injury. The health of hockey players is very important. Entertainment suffers – and yet today we were shown on . We need to pay attention to that.”
— Why is everyone talking about the quality of the ice at the start of the KHL season, and not just Rotenberg? Does this really leave much to be desired?
– You know, I’ve always touched on this subject before. But no one listened to me. But the problem is global, and I’ll tell you why.
I am heavy, on skates I weigh more than 120 kg. And I immediately smell ice. As soon as it is soft or of bad consistency, you do not roll, but simply get stuck in a swamp. Maybe the lighter guys didn’t notice. But I immediately started shooting all the grinders. They immediately sharpened the blades of my skates, making the chute a little lighter so I could skate.
This problem has always existed in Nizhny Novgorod and also exists in other cities. I constantly brought it up when they asked me in a brief interview. Again, palaces and lodges can be stuffy. I can not breathe! But for some reason the rooms are not ventilated and the hoods are not turned on.
As I understand it, the topic has become hot in the KHL, because everyone is already tired of these moments. Everyone knows that these factors hurt results. Game speeds drop and when the ice is faulty, it is difficult to make precise passes. In my opinion, this attracts everyone’s attention, ”Artyukhin told .
Artyukhin played in the KHL for SKA, Atlant, CSKA, Sibir, Dynamo Moscow, Vityaz, Admiral and Neftekhimik.
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