Goalie “Siberia” Anton Khudobin in an interview with , he said that after finishing his hockey career, he might become a general manager.
On Tuesday, Khudobin left Sokol Krasnoyarsk for Sibir following a trade. The Major League Hockey (VHL) club received monetary compensation for the 37-year-old goaltender. The player’s agreement runs until April 30, 2024. In September, Khudobin joined Sokol as a free agent. In 11 matches, he kept the goal intact twice, reflecting an average of 92.9% of shots.
Khudobin previously played in the NHL for Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Anaheim, Carolina and Minnesota; in total he played 260 regular season games. During the 2019/20 season, he helped Dallas reach the Stanley Cup Final. In Russia, the goalkeeper defended the colors of Atlant near Moscow and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. As a member of the national team, Khudobin became world champion in 2014 and the following year he won silver.
“It looks like you could make a good trainer.” But I don’t know any good head coach who was a goalie before.
– Well, why? Previously, Peteris Skudra worked. Although he was unemployed, he had his own system and tactics. Or Oleg Bratash works very well with Lada this season.
— He had a huge break in his coaching career.
“Maybe he chose it himself, and now he has a chance to return to the profession.” “Lada” was the first in the East for a reason.
Many people think that goalkeepers are a special caste. But you have to think about everything on set. Goalkeepers often give clues to their teammates. I am responsible for the final frontier. I can see the whole field. From experience, I can notice certain nuances. And it works for the team. We want to win and everything is beneficial here.
– But you want to become a coach?
— To be honest, I didn’t think about it until this season. But I like working with the guys. I realized it now, in Sokol. Could something work out? Do I want this? I haven’t thought about it yet. But after my playing career, I would like to try myself in another role. But not the technical staff.
– Director?
– Yes. By the way, many NHL general managers have played goaltender.
— You spent 16 years in the structure of the North American hockey sector. But in Russia everything is absolutely different.
– Well, not absolutely. They are trying to adopt certain aspects of the NHL. But there are some things we haven’t sorted out yet. For example, the same logistics. Or what the guys think about this or that role on the team. It is clear that we need to study how everything works in Russia for at least two years. But it can be controlled,” Khudobin told .
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.
