Athletistic / Hockey. New York Rangers Russian goaltender Igor Shesterkin answered a question about the conflict with Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby.
“Personally, I don’t have any rivalry with Crosby, but the Rangers-Pittsburgh game is very important. A lot of people look forward to our games.
Sidney Crosby is a great athlete. It’s just that at that moment I went through the gate, he pushed me, and I didn’t know it was him, so I pushed back. It all ended there, it wasn’t like any of us offered to fight. After the match, he said that he was happy with all this, that he loved it and thanked me for the fight, “Shesterkin said in the next episode of the Cherkasy Atlant YouTube channel.
Sidney Crosby is a three-time Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh and a two-time Olympic champion with Team Canada. He played for the Penguins throughout his professional career.
Igor Shesterkin graduated from Spartak. In the NHL, he plays only for the Rangers. At the end of the 2021/2022 season, the Russian received the Vezina Trophy, an award given to the best goalie in the NHL.
Source: Sport
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