Advance “Torpedo” Igor Larionov in an interview with , he explained why he was always sure that his father Igor Larionov would make a good coach.
On May 1, 2022, Igor Larionov Sr. was appointed head coach of Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo.
— In May 2020, your interview was published on the website with the title: “If my father became a head coach, he would completely change hockey forever. ” Then this phrase sounded strong, but three and a half years have passed, Igor Larionov is already working with Torpedo – and now we see how right you are.
“I said that because my dad, even when he wasn’t working as a coach, was still coaching. It’s hard to understand, but after every match his clients would call him and he would tell them how to play better. We held training camps and summer tournaments. In Detroit, we faced hockey players like Dylan Larkin, Zach Werenski, Alex DeBrincat… We played the same type of hockey and they tore each other up.
What kind of team did we have? The guys were from the junior leagues in Canada, but we played a different style and everything went well for us. And when you see that, you realize that the right game will work at any level. That’s why I said it. And not because I wanted to point out that I have the best father.
— Do you see that from the second season, looking at Torpedo, other clubs began to turn to offensive hockey? The style of the league is changing.
“But I won’t say it’s because of us.” Yet people watch how they play in the NHL, like in Sweden. Even look at football, how Manchester City plays it – the team that beats everyone in the English Premier League. Our sport is similar. Or watch basketball.
Smart people understand that new techniques can be found everywhere. And now it’s simple: you can go online, find everything and see everything. That’s why everything changes,” Larionov Jr. told .
Torpedo, with 23 points in 16 matches, now occupies third place in the KHL Western Conference standings.
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