Pittsburgh Forward Yevgeny Malkin In an interview with , he spoke about his 8-year-old son’s first trip to the hockey player’s homeland, Magnitogorsk.
Behind “Metallurgist” Malkin competed from 2003 to 2006. He was selected by Pittsburgh in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and spent his entire career overseas with the team, winning the Stanley Cup three times. The 38-year-old native of Magnitogorsk.
— How many years have you been away from Magnitogorsk?
— We were counting and remembered that the last time I came here was for Metallurgist Day in 2016 or 2017. In other words, I was gone for about eight years.
— When did you go fishing? They showed some nice photographs.
— Yes, sometimes we go hunting or fishing. Have a good time with friends, relax. I try to be in nature more often, especially in Magnitogorsk. It’s very beautiful here, the mountains. We will definitely stop at Lake Bannoye.
When I arrived now, I was happy to see all my friends and talk to everyone. I hope I will come to Magnitogorsk more often. My parents fly to America to visit me, and they visit me in Moscow. Somehow it did not coincide with me coming to them. But now the time has come to show Magnitogorsk to my son for the first time.
He is now of an age of consciousness. It didn’t make any sense before, when I was very small. And so he happily walked around the city and looked. I understood how we lived. This is not the way children live today. I hope this will be useful for Nikita.
— Is your son disappointed in Magnitogorsk?
– No, what’s the disappointment? The family is nearby, grandparents eat and drink. We walked around the city, looked at the monument “Rear to Front”, went to an old apartment and went to a school. Probably, the son understands a little that there is a difference with the same Miami. However, he must realize how difficult it all was. It is difficult to say whether he understands this at eight years old. But maybe something will stick in his mind, “Malkin told .
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