Goalie “Metallurgy” Ilya Nabokov played a very important role in the team’s victory in the Gagarin Cup final, the Magnitogorsk striker told Danila Yurov .
On Wednesday, Metallurg defeated Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2:1) in the fourth match of the final playoff series of the Fonbet KHL Championship and won the Gagarin Cup. The series ended with a score of 4-0. Nabokov was named the Cup’s Most Valuable Player.
— “Metallurg” was built during the season, new players arrived, there was a new technical staff, but you immediately achieved the title. Is this how the stars aligned?
— It’s difficult to say whether they got along or not. So this was our destiny. The management did everything right. Andrei Vladimirovich (Razin) did everything right. Thank God we won.
— What can you say about Ilya Nabokov, who became playoff MVP?
– He is handsome! He helped us a lot with his saves. We also helped him with blocked shots. Now we will enjoy the victory together,” Yurov told .
Metallurg became three times winner of the Gagarin Cup. Previously, the Magnitogorsk club won the trophy in the 2013/14 and 2015/16 seasons. In terms of the number of trophies, Metallurg is equal to Ak Bars (2009, 2010, 2018) and CSKA (2019, 2022, 2023).
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