“Spartacus” We need an experienced hockey player like Ilya Kovalchuk it will definitely benefit the team, the two-time Olympic champion told Alexander Kozhevnikov .
On Sunday, the chairman of the board of directors of Spartak, Alexander Yakushev, told that Kovalchuk will play his first match for the “red and whites” on December 24 against Kunlun. The 40-year-old forward last played in the KHL at the end of April 2021, when he won the Gagarin Cup with the Avangard. Since then, he has not played for two and a half seasons as an active hockey player, but as a coach he traveled with the Russian national team to the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where the The money was won.
“God grant that everything happens for Kovalchuk, as before.” Spartak needs a guy like Ilya. The injuries started and everything fell apart for them, they don’t have enough power now. Spartak needs a hockey player like Kovalchuk. He was in pretty good shape that year. Ilya is a decent and strict person. I think everything will be fine for him at Spartak, he will help the team.
— At 40, won’t it be difficult for Kovalchuk to play speed hockey?
– Of course not. You will remember what he looked like that year. Kovalchuk is more handsome than some young people,” Kozhevnikov told .
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