Head coach of Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist » Andrei Razin On , he spoke about the factors that helped his team win the Gagarin Cup final series with Lokomotiv.
In April 2023, Razin moved from Severstal to the position of head coach of Metallurg and, in his first season, led Magnitogorsk to victory in the Gagarin Cup. His club beat Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in the final (4-0 in the series). At the closing ceremony of the season, Razin was recognized as the best coach in the KHL.
— There is a game with and without the puck. With the puck, you can improvise, but without it, everything is very clearly defined: who is running, where and why.
The discipline factor played a role with Lokomotiv. The series showed that we know how to endure, not to withdraw, not to cut ourselves and to play very strictly.
When our coaches arrived, we learned that goaltender Ilya Nabokov was psychologically unstable, having failed twice in the playoffs. He started to pull us away. Little by little, he got more and more playing time. He felt the taste of victory. It was clear that he was playing better and better,” Razin said on .
The new KHL season begins on September 3 with an opening Cup match in Magnitogorsk.
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