That is great SKA organized such a farewell for his former player Yevgeny Ketov the former defender of several KHL clubs told Anton Belov .
On Monday, Ketov’s farewell match took place at the SKA Arena. The striker, a two-time Gagarin Cup winner with the St. Petersburg team, ended his professional career in April at the age of 37.
“Great event, wonderful evening. » It’s great that SKA met its legendary player halfway and said goodbye to his career. Clubs should take note of this and organize farewell matches for their iconic hockey players.
I didn’t think about a farewell match for me. Everything happened so quickly for me. Today I finished my career and tomorrow I will go to work at the academy,” Belov told .
Ketov ended his professional career in April at the age of 37, then joined the SKA coaching staff. In total, Ketov played 786 matches in the KHL regular season and playoffs, in which he scored 263 points (137 goals + 126 assists). Ketov has been playing for SKA since 2013, he is the club’s record holder for the number of matches played and a two-time winner of the Gagarin Cup. As a member of the Russian national team, the hockey player won the gold medal at the 2012 World Championship.
Source : MatchTV
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