Defender of Moscow”Spartak » Andrei Mironov spoke about a conversation with the KHL team players after the first period of the charity game “Match of the Year”.
The “Match of the Year” between the teams consisting of Russian NHL and KHL stars took place in Moscow, at the CSKA Arena, and ended with the score 8:8. Mironov played for the KHL All-Star team. After the first period, the team of NHL players led the score – 6:2.
— What do you think of the “Match of the Year”?
— Ideal for spectators and players. They have assembled a complete palace.
– Who invited you?
— Misha Sergachev wrote and asked what the plans were for these figures. I said that we were preparing for the season and he invited me to participate in it.
— Have you accelerated preparations for this?
— Not hockey time, but pre-season. All the guys have been training for a long time. I didn’t force anything, I was just preparing.
— After the first period it was a bit scary for the KHL team, the score was 2:6.
— We were warned before the match that the agreement was that we would play hockey normally, but without force techniques, so as not to hurt anyone. We went out without preparation. After the first period, we sat down with the guys in the locker room and agreed that we would go out and not whip the boys, “Mironov said in the program “Glomko” on .
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