Moscow forwardSpartak » Pavel Poriadin in an interview with , he said that he would be happy to see Ilya Kovalchuk as a teammate.
Ilya Kovalchuk last played in the KHL at the end of April 2021, when he won the Gagarin Cup with Omsk Avangard. After that, the striker missed two seasons. The 40-year-old forward has now made it clear in an interview that he could resume his hockey career in this championship.
— Ilya Kovalchuk came to the match KHL “Spartak” – CSKA. It will be interesting to see how he can return to the KHL. On the other hand, Spartak plays so cool that no world veteran will strengthen you. Where should we put Kovalchuk?
– Ilya will help us, of course! I myself do not know for sure whether Kovalchuk will come to us. I read the news myself, sit down and ask myself questions. If Ilya comes to us, we will only be happy. It will be a great honor for us to play with him. Hockey players at this level will only add to our skills and experience. They are valuable not only for their game, but also in life, they can give valuable advice and tips. When the most important matches come, psychology is very important.
Ilya had a great career, he participated in different matches, at different levels. We not only want to make the playoffs, but we also set ourselves as many goals as possible. And in the fight for the Gagarin Cup, everything is made up of little things. And here Kovalchuk, of course, will help us a lot,” Poryadin told .
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