I met Vyacheslava Voinova Saturday in Magnitogorsk, where the “Legendary Match of Sergei Mozyakin” took place. The two-time winner of the Stanley Cup, Gagarin Cup and Olympic champion (the victory in the adult world championship is just before the “Triple Gold Club”) signed autographs for fans in the famous local amusement park.
On Voinov’s cap was written “Lone Wolf”, that is, “Lone Wolf”.
– Does that mean anything? – I asked.
“It’s a hidden message,” Slava laughed.
His contract with Ak Bars was still valid at that time. But the team announced that Voynov was leaving Kazan. In a few days, the player’s agent will tell that Vyacheslav will move to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod to Igor Larionov.
“I’m ready to play myself in a film about the Olympics”
— How happy were you to receive an invitation to the “Sergei Mozyakin Legendary Match”?
– First of all, it was unexpected. The second is very pleasant. I am very happy to share this day with Seryoga.
— Can we say that your most memorable moment together was the Olympic gold, where you were recognized as the best defender of the tournament?
– One hundred percent. It was cool. Seryoga and I spent a lot of time together on the set and in everyday life, we often communicated. This is one of the highlights of our joint career.
— The 2018 Pyeongchang Games were dramatic, starting with the fact that we might not have been allowed to attend those Olympic Games.
“At that time, we didn’t even pay attention to it. We were just preparing for this tournament. Whether we went or not didn’t depend on us. The whole drama happened in the final against the Germans. And what happened there… flashbacks will stay in our heads for the rest of our lives.
— Have you heard that they even want to make a movie about these Olympics?
— I literally read yesterday that this could be a project of Vladimir Mashkov. When we went to the Olympics, we watched his film “Moving Up”. The whole team, as well as Roman Borisovich Rotenberg, went to see this film and it really inspired us. The idea of a film about hockey is very cool. Let’s see what happens.
— Who could play the role of Vyacheslav Voinov?
— I don’t know, although it would be interesting to look at ourselves from the outside. On the contrary, I myself am ready to play a role in this film.
“The KHL has work to do to avoid such moments”
— Have you been nervous all summer because of rumors that you might leave Ak Bars?
“I find myself in such a situation for the first time in my life.” This is a very unusual confusion. I can’t really influence that either.
— At the moment, you are planning to come to Kazan on August 1 for a training camp, because you have a valid contract? Did they write to you about this in the Ak Bars team chat?
— To be honest, I’m not in the team chat anymore. No one from the club has contacted me. All communication is through my agent. Some conversations are ongoing, but so far without details.
— Why is there such a strange trend in the league that veterans with names are kicked out of teams like this? Vadim Shipachev, Anton Burdasov also had valid contracts… There are plenty of such cases.
— I don’t want to draw parallels with these names. The only thing I can say is that the league still has work to do to avoid situations like this. To make the general managers and the clubs have some responsibility. They are the ones who sign the players. And we have to make sure that we don’t agree in a more specific way. Because they can terminate your employment a few days before training camp starts. So what should the player do?
— There are not enough unions in the KHL…
— We had a union.
– But for it to be active.
– That’s the right word. There would be correct rules for everyone on how to proceed. Actually, you’re right, such situations happen from time to time. I think it’s not very correct.
“Chelyabinsk fans remembered Kuzi’s patriotic interviews”
— Evgeny Kuznetsov arrives in the KHL and will play for SKA.
– Is this already known?
– Yes, almost. This was confirmed by his agent. Is this a big problem for the league?
– You know, I didn’t believe this news until I saw Dima Orlov. And he confirmed this information that it is not a rumor.
I don’t know why Zhenya made this decision. Apparently, there are several reasons for this. But as for the KHL itself and our hockey, it is a huge event that a player of such magnitude returns to our championship.
I think Kuznetsov is at a good age, he is only 32. He will also show good hockey and the audience will go to see him. From what I can see, he is doing perfectly as a hockey player.
— Do you think that people from Chelyabinsk were very offended that Kuzya did not go to Traktor? You yourself are from Chelyabinsk, but you came to SKA – and you took it well.
– I think that Kuzya gave such patriotic interviews in Chelyabinsk that “I will return at the end of my career… I want to play for Traktor… to do a lot of good”, these words somehow influenced the Chelyabinsk fans. They just remembered it.
But this is Kuznetsov’s life, his destiny. He chooses where to go and where to continue his career. Perhaps there are also some reasons that justify the move to SKA.
— Maybe Kuznetsov will return to Traktor at the end of his career, when he is over 40…
– So he hasn’t signed with SKA yet.
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I’m Emma Smith, a dedicated journalist and avid storyteller. I have been writing for news websites for the past 5 years, reporting on hockey news and delivering in-depth analysis of the sport. In my current role as Author at Athletistic, I write about hockey events from around the world to keep followers up-to-date with what’s happening in the sport.
