Before “Columbus » Egor Chinakhov said the players were trying to help their teammate Dmitry Voronkov adjusting to life in the United States and playing in the NHL.
Earlier, Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen said Voronkov “was homesick and was considering returning to Russia.” On Monday, Columbus defeated the Boston Bruins at home with a score of 5:2 in the regular season match, Voronkov scored a goal. After the match, the Russian striker said he would stay in the team.
“We are trying to help Voronkov, we are doing everything possible. I understand that it’s hard the first year, I experienced it myself, but he needs to take one more step.
—Have you thought about going home?
“Sometimes, but I wanted to play here,” Chinakhov said in an interview published on the Columbus website.
In the match against Boston, a historic feat was established: for the first time, four Russian players from the same team scored goals in an NHL match. Voronkov, Chinakhov, Kirill Marchenko and Ivan Provorov stood out.
– It was great, we are happy to play together, we try to show our best game. We can speak Russian, it’s more comfortable,” Chinakhov noted.
Columbus official website
Source : MatchTV
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