Chairman of the Board of Directors of SKA Alexander Medvedev said he remembered the goal Evgenia Ketova against the Finnish national team in the Eurotour match, which took place at the Gazprom Arena football stadium.
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.
— Can we say that such matches are becoming a good tradition?
– Yes, we have already said goodbye to our great players – Sushinsky and Yashin. After that, there was a ten-year break, although there were still players worthy of such a start. Now Zhenya has been escorted. I think we will continue to salute our army players who have given their soul and heart to the club.
— To what extent is it deserved that Ketov’s number 40 was withdrawn from circulation?
— Yes, there will not be such a number in SKA. This is a long-standing tradition in world hockey and we will continue it.
— Isn’t it a shame that Ketov ended his career at 37? Ilya Kovalchuk returned at 40.
— Let’s see how Ilya joins the Spartak team. Let’s wish him good luck. The moment comes when you have to decide whether to continue or follow the path of coaching. Zhenya chose this path, although he could have played.
— What episode of his career do you remember?
— When we beat the Finns at the Gazprom Arena — 5:0. “He scored a brilliant goal,” reports a correspondent, according to Medvedev’s words.
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