Attacker’s goal Ilya Kovalchuk In the first match after returning to Spartak, he pleased all hockey fans and the team, Alexander Yakushev, two-time Olympic champion, former hockey player and coach of the “red and whites”, told .
On Sunday, Spartak defeated Kunlun in the regular season match of the Fonbet KHL Championship with a score of 5:2. For Kovalchuk, this meeting was the first after his return to the KHL. The 40-year-old forward has not played professional hockey since winning the Gagarin Cup with Avangard as captain in April 2021.
“I’m more impressed not with the fact that he scored the puck, but with the fact that he came back.” Of course, this is a great help for the team, because Ilya enjoys very high authority not only in Russia, but also in the NHL. For the team, his authority is simply unquestionable. And not from the point of view of the fact that he scolds someone, but from the point of view of his skills and experience. Everyone really appreciates that. It’s great for the team. Not only the so-called guy on the ice, but also an authority in the locker room. He can advise, guide and unite the team. The guys really appreciate it.
His goal in today’s game is very pleasant for all hockey fans and for the team, I think. The guys supported him and greeted him warmly. It seems to me that this will continue to be beneficial in the future,” Yakushev told .
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