Two-time ice hockey world champion Alexandre Semin said after the farewell game he feels devastated, noting he was happy to play with former Washington teammates Alexander Ovechkin and Viktor Kozlov again.
The meeting took place on Thursday in Krasnoyarsk and ended with the victory of the Semin team over the team of Pavel Datsyuk with the score 10:9. Semin and Ovechkin had hat tricks.
How long have you practiced passing lacrosse?
“It doesn’t train, it happens automatically,” Semin said on .
– You formed a nice trio with Kozlov and Ovechkin. What’s it like playing with ex-Washington teammates?
– Only positive, once again I felt this impulse, these emotions. Unfortunately, the last time on a professional level. But it was still cool, unforgettable.
Is it sad or easy now?
– A little devastation in the soul, but time will pass, then with new forces in battle.
A native of Krasnoyarsk, Semin played in the NHL for Washington, Carolina and Montreal, played 650 games in the regular season, scored 517 points (239 + 278). As part of the Russian national team, he played in two Olympics, twice became world champion.
Source : MatchTV

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