Athletistic / Hockey. Head coach of Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Igor Larionov after the KHL regular season match against Salavat Yulaev (0:1) spoke about his intention to recruit 50-year-old goalkeeper coach to the team years old Nikolai Khabibulin. According to Larionov, the former goalkeeper is in excellent shape.

“We don’t yet see the point in introducing a third goalkeeper. Of course we want us to have a reserve. But actually Nikolai Alexandrovich Khabibulin is in great shape. I hope we announce him for the one of And this is not a joke, it’s really serious, ”Larionov is quoted in the club’s press service.

Larionov cited the reason for Torpedo’s defeat in the match against Siberia

Khabibulin is the 1992 Olympic champion. In 2004, he won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning.


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