Spartak forward Ilya Kovalchuk in an interview with , he said that the “red-whites” in the near future will become the favorites in the fight for the Gagarin Cup.
On Saturday, Spartak lost to Metallurg in the sixth match of the second round of the Fonbet KHL Championship playoffs with a score of 0:3. The series score became 4-2 in favor of the Magnitogorsk team.
— Did you feel that Spartak became a contender for the Gagarin Cup this season? Last season, the team didn’t even make the playoffs.
— Spartak is on the right track. You just need to tighten a few screws to become a top club. A few years ago, no one wanted to go to Spartak. And it was hard to attract guys.
Today, this image has changed and it is a huge victory. It’s a very cool club, a great organization. Spartak president Oleg Usachev is doing an excellent job. He supports the team and the guys with all his heart and soul. “Very little needs to change, and Spartak will be not just a contender, but a real favorite in the fight for the Gagarin Cup,” Kovalchuk told .
Kovalchuk’s contract with Spartak runs until the end of the current season. This season, the 40-year-old hockey player played 25 matches and scored 8 (4+4) points.
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