Head coach of SKA St. Petersburg Romain Rotenberg said the victory in the KHL regular season match against CSKA Moscow is dedicated to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War who survived the siege of Leningrad.
SKA Friday in St. Petersburg beat CSKA with a score of 5:1. January 27 will mark the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from German troops.
— We prepared for the match seriously, we understood the mood of the opponent. On the eve of a big holiday, ending the siege of Leningrad, it was important for us to win. We dedicate our victory to the survivors of the blockade, thanks to whom we have the opportunity to play.
Well done guys, they fought for each other. We need to improve discipline and remove deletions. We arrived victorious. It’s important to us. We play a lot with CSKA. He is a powerful opponent. We are seriously preparing for these games. We start from our game, we have to play competently. Hockey is an intellectual game, you have to think with your head. We win thanks to work and diversity of tactics,” reports a correspondent, reporting Rotenberg’s words.
SKA beat CSKA for the fifth time this season; in the previous four matches, Roman Rotenberg’s team achieved victories with scores of 3:2, 2:1, 6:2 and 2:0.
The St. Petersburg team scored 77 points and took first place in the Western Conference standings, CSKA (61) is in seventh place.
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