Attacker Banner Danisa Zaripova raised under the arches of the hockey arenaMetallurgist “, reports a correspondent on site.
The ceremony took place on Monday in Magnitogorsk before the Fonbet KHL championship match against Kazan Ak Bars. Watch the match live on , as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru right now.
— I will leave from the day I had to make the decision to move. I admit I was worried and confused about what was going to happen next. But having arrived here, going out on the ice with my friends and partners, from the first matches I realized that success awaited us. Thank you for supporting us every game, pushing us forward, and we got the result. We have been to the final three times, won two Cups, it’s an excellent result. Thanks to the club for making my jersey worthy of the jerseys of the legends of this city. These seasons will forever remain in my heart,” Zaripov said on the ice during the ceremony.
The number 25, under which Zaripov played, was assigned to the hockey player and was withdrawn from circulation at the Magnitogorsk club. Earlier on Monday, the 42-year-old Zaripov star was unveiled on the Metallurg Avenue of Stars.
The hockey player played a farewell match in August 2023. He is a five-time Gagarin Cup winner with Ak Bars and Metallurg, as well as a three-time world champion. In total, the forward played 817 matches in the KHL and scored 685 (292+393) points.
Source : MatchTV
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