President of the KHL Alexey Morozov On , he explained why the decision was made to hold the Fonbet KHL Star Game 2023 in St. Petersburg, and also answered a question about the show next year.
The KHL All-Star Game began on December 9 at the SKA Arena in St. Petersburg. SKA Defender Alexander Nikishin representing the Kharlamov division, won the throwing power competition, Spartak Moscow forward Pavel Poryadin from the Bobrov division won the throwing accuracy competition, his teammate Nikolai Goldobin won the captains competition.
“Today the guys showed their skills. In three competitions, he who could, won, proved himself. There are some interesting matches ahead of us. The atmosphere is good, the fans are happy! They have been waiting for this for a long time. We remember those pandemic times when we couldn’t organize something like this for the fans. Now nothing gets in the way.
Alexander [Никишин] famous for his powerful throw. Go well. I saw how determined he was. He accelerated specifically to add momentum to the throw, and he succeeded [выиграть конкурс на силу броска].
In my history there have been various competitions, including the captains’ competition, which I had to participate in and dance with a figure skater on the ice. It was something new for me. Of course, those who start the competition will be nervous.
— Why did you choose St. Petersburg as your arena?
— It’s good that we have new ice rinks opening in Russia, we have a choice. Last year we held the All-Star Game in the East, in Chelyabinsk. In this case, we decided that Western fans take advantage of the current situation to please the fans of St. Petersburg and those who were able to come from other cities to take part in this holiday.
— Will the next match like this take place in the East?
— We will consider and communicate with the recipient. We don’t have a final decision yet. Representatives of the host teams are present at the match today. They see how the fans react. After this match, we sit down at the negotiating table and decide on the location of the next match.
— Why is Star Week divided into two cities? There is also Tula.
“This is not our first experience of this type.” In Tatarstan, this week the KHL All-Star Game took place in Kazan and the youth and women’s leagues played in Nizhnekamsk. This year we did the same thing. They understood that it would be difficult for the MHL and WHL to fill such an arena. Girls and young people also look forward to the holidays when fans support them. Tula popularizes hockey by leaps and bounds, the academy works. The city loves hockey. Last weekend there were two big matches whose results determined the top four who will participate today. [в Матче звезд] with their adult partners.
Everyone here wants to win. And there are no losers on this holiday! – said Morozov on .
Watch the live broadcast of the KHL All-Star Game right now on the federal television channel “”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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