President of the Russian Hockey Federation (RFH) Vladislav Tretiak told that the Metallurg goalkeeper’s progress Ilya Nabokov talks about the strength of the national goalkeeping school.
Magnitogorsk Metallurg defeated Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2:1) on Wednesday in the fourth match of the final series of the Fonbet KHL Championship playoffs and won the Gagarin Cup. The series ended with a score of 4-0.
Nabokov, 21, was recognized as the most valuable player of the Gagarin Cup.
— The progress of Magnitogorsk goalkeeper Nabokov testifies to the strength of the Russian goalkeeping school. We pay great attention to the education and training of goalkeepers. It is encouraging to see that the results of this work are visible across the country. Nabokov is only 21 years old. And in the playoffs, he entered the top three in reliability and saved shot percentage. Four matches to zero, including one in the final,” Tretyak 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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