Attack Ilya Kovalchuk, Returning to Spartak Moscow after 22 years, he coped with pressure and will probably improve with every game, Olympic champion and KHL vice-president Valery Kamensky 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.
— Ilya is a real man and a real athlete. He dealt with all the pressure that was probably put on him. Because everyone was waiting for his return. He played very well, at his level. I think he will improve from match to match,” Kamensky told .
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Source : MatchTV
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