Olympic champion Andrei Kovalenko said he was not surprised by Magnitogorsk’s victory “Metallurgy” during the last Gagarin Cup.
In the last playoff series, Magnitogorsk beat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl with a score of 4:0.
— “Magnitka” is the leader of its conference, showed good hockey throughout the season and was one of the favorites for the Cup. They are still one of the contenders for the trophy in various media and among fans. The fact that Andrei Razin came and brought his own flavor to this hockey came together and gave such a powerful result. I always remember the 2001/02 season, when I returned from the NHL. We had a team then consisting of seasoned veterans, excellent youngsters and a new coach from the Czech Republic, who brought a new look at hockey. Together, this gave us the victory. And the same can be said about Magnitogorsk.
They have excellent youngsters who have taken on the burden of leadership. The guys performed well at all stages of the playoffs, and the new coaching staff added a touch to that, and hence the result. For Razin to trust the youngsters, they had to show results, and they did it all season. It is not easy to just say: “Boy, go try, I trust you.” They showed results throughout the season and, naturally, when the playoffs started, they shot and gave this result. And the coach had to correct all the nuances,” Kovalenko was quoted as saying by Soviet Sport.
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