Attack Pittsburgh Penguins Yevgeny Malkin said he might return to Magnitogorsk “Metallurgist” after the end of the contract with the NHL club.
The “Legendary Match of Sergei Mozyakin” took place on Saturday in Magnitogorsk; the teams “Friends of Mozyakin” and “Metallurg” played with a score of 10:10. Malkin is a graduate of Metallurg, for which he played at the beginning of his career and in 2012-2013.
— How do you find your visit to Magnitogorsk?
“You can see for yourself how much they love hockey here.” Viktor Filippovich (Rashnikov), and everything is in place. We were pleased to congratulate Sergei Mozyakin. Outstanding hockey player, champion. I was happy to accept his invitation. I haven’t been to Magnitogorsk for a long time, I came with my whole family. We had a great time, I saw many of my friends. Everything is good.
— What story connects you to Mozyakin?
— I remember with warmth how we played in the same trio during the lockout in 2012. He, I and Nikolai Kulemin played together. We won every game and helped them win. It’s a pity that the lockout is over. To be honest, that season Magnitogorsk had a chance to win the Gagarin Cup.
— Would you like to play for Metallurg again in the future?
— It’s hard to guess, I have two more years of contract with Pittsburgh, and I feel good. I’ll play for two seasons and see how it goes. The main thing is to avoid injuries. And if I feel good, and as Pasha Datsyuk said, if the fire is still burning in my eyes – without this, you can’t go on the ice and serve your number, if the fans of Magnitogorsk are waiting for me, if I feel good – of course, I would like to play here one more season. Otherwise, you won’t be able to take someone else’s place. Maybe this is a future star.
And I am very happy to be in my hometown. I have been here for three days, everyone came and took pictures, wished me good luck and remembered with warmth. I have played very little here. But we will see, maybe we will still be able to play for Magnitogorsk, “a correspondent reports, as 37-year-old Malkin said.
Malkin is a three-time Stanley Cup winner with Pittsburgh.
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