Spartak Moscow forward Nikolai Goldobin in an interview with , he said that he willingly uses the advice of the team’s assistant head coach Alexey Kovalev who has already successfully played in the NHL.
Spartak is in second place in the Western Conference standings with 40 points. In 28 matches of the season, Goldobin scored 42 (20+22) points.
On June 1, Kovalev joined Alexei Zhamnov’s coaching staff at Spartak. Kovalev ranks second after Ovechkin among Russians in terms of the number of games played in the NHL regular season and fifth in points scored.
— What specific contribution did Alexei Kovalev, the Spartak forwards coach, make to your rise?
– He tells me a lot. Even when my game isn’t going well, it tells me directly what’s wrong and what I need to improve. And I like that, it motivates me. It means people care about what I do on the ice. They tell me – I listen carefully.
— Kovalev explains the nuances of hockey?
– Yes, his tricks, which he knows from the days when he beat everyone in the NHL. “I use it sometimes too,” Goldobin told .
In the next match, the “red and whites” will play away against Neftekhimik on November 9.
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