The head coach of the Russian youth hockey team, Nikolai Voevodin, believes that the coach of the Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Igor Larionov knows how to reveal the talents of young players.
Torpedo is fourth in the Western Conference standings with 38 points in 31 matches.
“There is always something to learn from these people.” It was interesting to learn something new, especially about team nutrition. This is professional with a capital P. This is why it employs a large number of young talents.
He really trusts them, they open up and take their first professional steps. Some guys have a good mix of skill and youthful exuberance. Igor Nikolaevich sets the right vector and sculpts great masters,” Voevodin said in an interview with RT.
Larionov, a two-time Olympic champion, has been at the helm of Torpedo since May 2022. Under his leadership, the Nizhny Novgorod club took fourth place in the Western Conference of the Fonbet KHL Championship at the end of the 2022/23 regular season and reached the second round of the Gagarin Cup. In the first round of the playoffs, Torpedo defeated Dynamo Moscow.
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