The head coach “Spartak » Alexei Jamnov spoke about the future of the striker Ilya Kovalchuk .
Kovalchuk, 40, signed a contract with Spartak in early December 2023. He returned to the ice after a two-year career break. As part of the “red and white” Kovalchuk played 25 matches in the regular season and KHL playoffs, in which he scored 8 points (4 goals + 4 assists).
– I am grateful to him. It was entirely his decision, no one forced him. The fact that he’s with us – I’m grateful for that, the guys had a huge experience. Ilya has become a member of our team at this point, it’s worth a lot. He is a professional through and through, young people have seen how Kovalchuk works and approaches business. Each of us learned something from him. It’s not as easy as some people think to skip two years and come back. Ilya actually helped us.
He takes care of himself. When he didn’t make the cut, we gave him some rest. The series with Severstal turned out to be costly and Magnitogorsk is a difficult team. Ilya treated with understanding and without offense. I see him often, but we haven’t discussed these issues yet. Believe me, Ilya will not be left without work. With his experience, he will in any case be useful to our hockey in the future. He has a name, he is an honored athlete and hockey player, he is always in demand,” Zhamnov was quoted as saying by “Championship”.
Spartak beat Severstal (4-1) in the first round of the KHL playoffs then lost to Metallurg (2-4).
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