Athletistic / Hockey. Spartak Moscow striker Ivan Morozov spoke about the influence of striker Ilya Kovalchuk on the red-white match. The 40-year-old Russian returned to hockey in December after a two-and-a-half year hiatus.
“Of course, Kovalchuk’s influence on the team is great. He is a legendary hockey player with his own opinion. He won Cups – more than once. Ilya knows how it is done. He helps us in the locker room learning how to fight for the big guys.” Kovalchuk treats them well, helps them, always tells them how to act. For all of us, the arrival of Kovalchuk is a positive moment,” Morozov told Izvestia.
In the first round of the 2024 Gagarin Cup, Spartak defeated Severstal Cherepovets with a score of 4-1. The next opponent of Alexei Zhamnov’s team in the KHL playoffs will be Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
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