“When you see the coat of arms of Russia on your chest, you want to show your best qualities” – hockey player of the youth team Kvochko

Attack Ilya Kvochko told that the call Russian youth team automatically implies a serious attitude, regardless of the level of the opponents.

The Russian national team will participate in the international tournament “Betting League Future Cup” in St. Petersburg from November 3 to 6. The rivals of Nikolai Voevodin’s team will be the national teams of Belarus, Kazakhstan as well as the Russian junior U-18 team.

— Tell us, how are you preparing for the tournament?

– Preparations are well underway. The team trains, rests, in general, everything goes according to plan. While we get to know each other.

— What goals do you set for the tournament?

“I want to show a good quality game, play with new partners and learn something that I couldn’t do before.” We want to win by being united and doing the right things on the ice.

— Belarus and Kazakhstan are far from being the strongest teams to date. How to properly prepare for matches with these teams?

— When you play for the Russian national team, you are obliged to give your best and play to the limit of your abilities. It’s nice when you see the coat of arms of Russia on your chest – you immediately want to show your best qualities. We expect full houses and fan support.

— Due to the political situation you will not be able to play at MFM, what are your emotions because of this?

“We wanted to play at the World Youth Championship, but nothing depends on us, so we play where they let us,” Kvochko told .

Kvochko, 19, plays in the Metallurg Magnitogorsk system for the MHL team “Steel Foxes”.

Watch the live broadcast of the match of the Betting League Future Cup tournament Russia (U‑18) – Belarus (U‑20) on November 3 at 2:25 p.m. (Moscow time) on the “Match! A country”. Also on this day, the channel will broadcast from 6:25 p.m. (Moscow time) the match between Russia (U-20) and Kazakhstan (U-20).