Advance “Torpedo” Nikolai Kovalenko told what experience his father Andrei Kovalenko had when he played under the management Viktor Tikhonov .
Andrei Kovalenko began his adult career at CSKA in the late 80s, playing in Viktor Tikhonov’s team. Nikolai Kovalenko trains at Torpedo under the direction of Igor Larionov.
— Your father was lucky enough to be a student of Viktor Tikhonov at CSKA and the national team.
“I remember that dad always said that Viktor Vasilyevich did not remember young people. And he told them during the game, “Hey, boy! If one of the novice hockey players made a mistake, Tikhonov angrily went around the bench and looked for him: “Hey, boy, where are you? You don’t have to do this!
Of course, finding a strong coach is a big achievement. And you yourself understand what it was like to arrive at CSKA from Nizhny Novgorod in the late 80s. All the greats played in this team in the 1988/89 season, including the Makarov – Larionov trio – Krutov. It was 100% Igor Nikolaevich, because my father told me how Larionov was demoted to the fourth line, and they played together.
So I appreciate this experience. I try to have positive emotions every day. Don’t get discouraged if something doesn’t work. I find myself thinking that a few more months and that’s it, I’m leaving. And then you don’t know when you’ll see each other again, when you’ll work with the Torpedo staff. Therefore, I have to appreciate every day that I spend here,” Kovalenko said in an interview with .
Nikolai Kovalenko has scored 18 points (7+11) in 14 games this season in the KHL.
Watch live broadcasts of the Fonbet KHL championship matches on the channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
I’m Emma Smith, a dedicated journalist and avid storyteller. I have been writing for news websites for the past 5 years, reporting on hockey news and delivering in-depth analysis of the sport. In my current role as Author at Athletistic, I write about hockey events from around the world to keep followers up-to-date with what’s happening in the sport.
