Before “Metallurgy” Alexander Petunin in a conversation with , he called the victory of the Magnitogorsk team in the Gagarin Cup a miracle.
On Wednesday, Metallurg defeated Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (2:1) in the fourth match of the final playoff series of the Fonbet KHL Championship and won the Gagarin Cup.
“It’s difficult to put into words the emotions I feel after the victory. It was impossible to imagine.
– 4-0 in the final against Lokomotiv. How is it possible?
“No one believed in us, but that’s how it all happened. »We have a great team, we are all for each other. It’s probably our secret.
— The guys from Cherepovets gradually came to Andrei Razin throughout the season. You first moved from Severstal to Metallurg, then to Vovchenko and Geraskin. In the end, it was the three of you who organized the golden goal. Is this your Cherepovets “chemistry”?
– No, now we are all Metallurg, one team. As for the winning goal, the whole team worked to get it. The guys went under the puck in defense, Nabok (Ilya Nabokov – approx. “”) caught it, everyone did the same. It was a team effort that led to success.
– What is Razin’s secret?
— I repeat, we have an excellent team, a united core, a friendly team. It is the most important.
— “Metallurg” was significantly renewed during the offseason, new players and coaches arrived, and you immediately won the Gagarin Cup together. How is it possible?
– I don’t know. It’s probably some kind of miracle,” Petunin told .
Metallurg became three times winner of the Gagarin Cup. Previously, the Magnitogorsk club won 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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