Former striker of the Russian national ice hockey team Alexandre Semin I remembered that at the last moment I had lost my place in the team before the start of the 2007 World Cup.
I don’t remember exactly what was there. It’s more of a misunderstanding with the team leader. I told him I was coming then, he said, “Good”. But with the coach they discussed another date, which I should fly on the evening of another day. It so happened that I took a ticket, flew on the plane, turned on the phone after the flight, and Vyacheslav Bykov (head coach) called me and said: ” Sasha, we declined your services.” He asked what happened and Vyacheslav Arkadyevich told me that I was late for training camp. I didn’t prove or explain anything, because it was useless. I bought a ticket for the next flight to Krasnoyarsk and went home.
Sure, there were some emotions at first, but then I realized there was no point in being offended. We have to go out and play to have another chance to play for the national team. And he came the following season,” Semin said in an interview posted on the official website. to place Russian Ice Hockey Federation (FHR).
This tournament was held in Moscow and Mytishchi. The Russian team won bronze medals, the Canadians won. A year later, in Quebec, the Russian team became world champions by beating the Canadians in overtime with a score of 5:4 in the final. Semin claims he was able to accurately predict the outcome of the deciding match.
– I somehow calculated arithmetically: we beat the Finns – 4: 0 in the semi-finals, the Canadians beat the Swedes – 5: 4, the Finns beat Sweden – 4: 0, which means that we had to beat Canada with a score of 5:4. And I realized it a few hours after the final, although before that I had already spoken to Ilyukha Kovalchuk about it, he can confirm it, – the striker said.
Originally from Krasnoyarsk, Semin played in the NHL for Washington, Carolina and Montreal, played 650 regular season games, scored 517 points (239 goals + 278 assists). In Russia, the striker played for Tractor, Lada, Khimik, Sokol, Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, Magnitogorsk Metallurg, Vityaz and won the Gagarin Cup as part of Magnitogorsk. As part of the Russian national team, he played in two Olympics, twice became world champion.
In June, in Krasnoyarsk, Semin held a farewell match, before which he officially announced the end of his professional career.
Source : MatchTV
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