Before “Spartak » Ilya Kovalchuk in an interview with , he said he was asked to record a video with words of support for an eight-year-old boy who survived the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, but that the hockey player instead decided to personally visit the child.
On the evening of March 22, terrorists opened fire on the Crocus Town Hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow. According to the latest data, 144 people were killed as a result of this attack.
— Tell us how you recently helped a boy injured in the Crocus terrorist attack. This story spread on social networks.
— A great tragedy has occurred. We were preparing for the match, we all had dinner together. And they found out what happened. We were shocked and scared. There has been a misunderstanding about how this is possible in the 21st century. Unfortunately, there are non-humans who do this. Huge condolences to the families of the victims. It’s a huge tragedy. They will remain in our hearts.
As for the boy Ilya, his parents and sister, my friend Mark called, sent information and asked: “Can you record a video for the boy?”
But I found out which hospital he was in. And I decided that the guy would be very happy if we passed by. I got there and saw an eight-year-old boy with the eyes of a thirty-year-old grown man who had gone through a huge challenge for himself and his family.
His mother told me what really happened there. Ilya escaped with minor injuries. He has a sort of guardian angel who saved him.
A boy with character, especially if he plays hockey. By the way, he is coached by Timokha Shishkanov, with whom we played together at Spartak.
So there are a lot of coincidences. And his father plays hockey. He is a fan in general and told me all the details of the 2008 World Cup in Quebec.
Good luck to them, patience. Today I promised we would win this game. But he didn’t keep his word. But it is clear that when the guy recovers, he will come to our locker room and skate with Spartak in training,” Kovalchuk told .
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.
Kovalchuk’s contract with Spartak runs until the end of the current season. The 40-year-old hockey player played 25 games and scored 8 points (4+4).
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