The coach of the Minsk “Dynamo” called the reception of clean power Emelin on Michkovo

Minsk coach “Dynamo” Craig Woodcroft called clean defender power reception Alexei Emelin on the striker Matvey Michkov .

The meeting of the pre-season tournament Sochi Hockey Open Liga Stavok between Dynamo Minsk and the young Russian ice hockey team (players under the age of 25) ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of the Belarusian club . After a collision with Emelin, who played for Dynamo, 17-year-old Matvey Michkov left the site.

– Alexey Emelin held a powerful reception against Matvey Michkov. After that, the opponent slowed down. Was it a training framework or the initiative of an experienced player?

– Good question. The opponent has a lot of quick and skillful players, – Woodcroft is quoted by the official website of Dynamo Minsk. “They often move towards the center and continue their attacks there. We studied their style, we said to ourselves that we shouldn’t let opponents enter these areas. If necessary, play loud. Any coach does not want the opponent to feel comfortable in the middle of the field.

Emelin is an experienced player. He always plays hard. But not rude. His power reception was clean. And he sent the message to the opposing team that it would not be so easy to enter the axis.

Of course, no one intended to hurt the opponent. I hope the hockey player is fine. We wish him a quick recovery.

– The coach of the Russian U25 team says Emelin’s hitting isn’t the best way to educate youngsters. Maybe there was a way to play differently?

– This moment was not watched on video. Maybe the opponent’s coach had time to study it more carefully. I’ll have to watch the replay again to give detailed feedback.

I repeat. No one intended to injure a player from the opposing team. Emelin is a hockey player with character. He has this style of play: he can hold a reception in power, but he will never do it dirty.