Winner of the Gagarin Cup Mikhail Anisine I enjoyed the game “Spartacus” in the current season of the Fonbet KHL Championship.
The Moscow club leads the Western rankings with 34 points after 24 matches.
— Which KHL teams, besides Torpedo, can you name?
— For the first time in many years, Spartak is playing well. Moreover, it shows the combined hockey inherent in the team since time immemorial. I read an interview with Alexander Sergeevich Yakushev. If such a master of Spartak hockey praises the team, it is worth a lot. This means that Spartak is on the right track. I think the only thing the team is missing is Ilya Kovalchuk.
— Will Kovalchuk be able to play after a two-year break?
– It would be a very strong decision, Spartak is his native club. Every team needs Kovalchuk, even without playing for two years. He is a master with experience and authority. He certainly wouldn’t hurt Spartak, I see him in the top 6. When the team is on the road, it will be easy to join them. Spartak head coach Alexey Zhamnov played in the NHL, worked in the Russian national team and will provide Kovalchuk with all the necessary support. He understands that the game may not go well at first. Zhamnov is able to give complete confidence to Ilya, like Bykov at the 2008 World Championships. When they believe in a hockey player, wings grow from him. It seems to me that Kovalchuk has a great desire to play, especially for Spartak. If he wins another Gagarin Cup and with his native club, it will simply be an extravagance. I think that the captain’s tape will rightfully return to Ilya – the guys will give it themselves, ”Anisin is quoted in RB Sport.
Ilya Kovalchuk is the winner of the Gagarin Cup in the 2020/21 season at Avangard. Currently, the 40-year-old hockey player is in free agent status.
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