The head coach “Ak Barsa » Zinetula Bilyaletdinov reported that the recovery of the injured attacker Dmitry Yashkin I’m doing well.
Yashkin injured his hand during a match against Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg in late November.
The Kazan team will play the next match of the Fonbet KHL Championship on December 19 against Avangard. Ak Bars is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 48 points.
— According to some reports, Alexei Marchenko could make his debut for Ak Bars at the end of December. What state is he in now?
— For the moment, he is working on an individual program. It is difficult to say when it will be completely ready, the situation is not the simplest. We hope everything goes well.
— How do you evaluate the restoration process of Dmitry Yashkin?
“I just spoke to him yesterday, everything is fine.” Little by little, it starts to work. His recovery will take some time and it is impossible to announce a precise timetable for his return.
— Damir Zhafyarov is not working with the team today.
“He was slightly injured and is recovering.
— How satisfied are you with the depth of the team?
“Every coach wants to strengthen his team, but the problem is that we don’t have much choice,” the coach said according to the press service of the Kazan club.
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