The head coach “Ak Barsa” Zinetula Bilyaletdinov shared his impressions of the ceremony in honor of the former player of the Kazan team Danisa Zaripova .
Monday before the Fonbet KHL championship match “Metallurgy” along with Ak Bars, the personal banner of Zaripov, who played for both teams throughout his career, was raised under the arches of the Magnitogorsk team’s arena. In August 2023, Ak Bars retired the number 25 under which Zaripov played.
— What emotions did you feel today when they lifted Danis Zaripov’s jersey in the arena?
– Positive emotions. A very good action, the people who have done a lot for hockey are not forgotten. Not just for Magnitogorsk or Kazan, but for hockey in general. I’m happy. The guys did a lot for hockey, we need to learn from these examples and not forget them,” Bilyaletdinov was quoted as saying by the press service of Ak Bars.
The meeting between Metallurg and Ak Bars ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the Magnitogorsk team.
Zaripov 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.
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