Two-time ice hockey world champion Alexandre Semin admitted on that he decided to organize a farewell game in Krasnoyarsk with star players in order to appeal to local children.
“The game of world hockey stars – the mythical extension”, dedicated to the end of Semin’s career, is scheduled for June 30.
– It fits you well!
– Thanks. I keep myself in shape, without it anywhere. 20 years in professional sport and it’s hard to stop right away, to forget everything.
We were just watching the dress rehearsal for the farewell show. You personally control all the details, keep your finger on the pulse.
– Without it, nowhere. The organizers coordinate everything through me. I tell them – do everything yourself, and they say this is my game and it should be memorable.
– We looked at the compositions. Gathering such players in the summer is worth a lot.
– It’s clear. A lot of guys didn’t come for their own reasons, they couldn’t. Of course, everyone says how could you do this in the summer. But the guys answered and came.
You have always been a cold-blooded player. And now, what do you have in mind?
Now I’m cold. Last year I was still trying to sign a contract, but I decided enough was enough. The first time was difficult. Over time, I got used to it, reconciled.
I only did this show because of the city, because of the kids, to watch the stars who may never come back here. Pasha has already finished, Kozlov has finished, Ovechkin is playing. Well, where will they see them if not here? When they come to your house and play in the stadium. I think they are doubly satisfied.
– The format of Semin’s team against Datsyuk’s team. Why exactly?
– There were a lot of options, but they told me it’s your vacation, you have to choose the most successful player in our hockey team.
Anton Khudobin, Alexander Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov, Dmitry Orlov, Alexey Makeev, Maxim Galanov, Arseniy Gritsyuk, Sergey Lomanov, Artem Shvets-Rogovoi, Andrey Nikolishin, Sergey Shipko, Denis Kulikov, Mark Gerich will perform for the Semin team.
For the team of Pavel Datsyuk – Alexander Sudnitsin, Andrey Markov, Alexander Svitov, Alexander Guskov, Anton Burdasov, Maxim Afinogenov, Danis Zaripov, Alexander Suzdalev, Denis Kazansky, Alexei Popov, Ilya Skvortsov, Valentin Kopylov, Eduard Mayorov.
Semin this season became an adviser to the general manager of Krasnoyarsk Sokol, who plays in the VHL. During his career, the hockey player played more than 1,000 games in the NHL and KHL, twice won gold medals at the world championships.
Source : MatchTV
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