Former captain of the OmskAvant-garde » Alexei Emelin stated that he did not feel disadvantaged when he Ilya Kovalchuk received the same status in the team.
Emelin played with Avangard from 2018 to 2022. In July, the 36-year-old hockey player moved to Dynamo Minsk.
– It was quite unusual when Ilya Kovalchuk became the team’s second captain during the season. Did you take it well?
– Yes. I know Ilya, he is an authoritarian person. It is clear that with his experience he can be a captain. We completed each other. Many said that we had a conflict because of the captaincy. It just couldn’t be. I know him, he knows me. We immediately talked, Ilya said to me: “You are the captain of this team.” To which I replied that he is still an authority for me. If there were any questions, we solved them together. I didn’t feel hurt, and neither did he. We did one thing.
– From the outside, it seems that Ilya is a brilliant captain who constantly speaks in the dressing room, communicates a lot with young people. You are much calmer, more reasonable. Is it true ?
– I wouldn’t say that Ilya is unreasonable. He can energize the bench. We tried to complement each other. He is no longer on the bench, I am in the locker room. Therefore, everything worked out so well for us,” quotes Sport24 Emelin.
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