Defender of Avangard Darren Dietz In an interview with , he said that his former teammate at CSKA Sergei Plotnikov I remember him for his enormous strength and ability to play even with injuries.
In May, Avangard announced the conclusion of a two-year contract with Dietz, with the player leaving CSKA Moscow in exchange for monetary compensation.
— Who is the physically strongest player you have played with on the same team?
– This is Sergei Plotnikov. He’s just a horse. Horse! Car! Played in the playoffs due to injuries. I couldn’t lift the Gagarin Cup over my head because my arm was hanging like a whip. But he still went on the ice, “Dietz told .
During the 2023/24 season, Dietz, born in Canada and a citizen of Kazakhstan, played 60 matches for CSKA, in which he scored 23 (9+14) points.
At the end of May, it became known that Plotnikov had returned to SKA St. Petersburg. The agreement with the forward is valid until the end of the 2027/28 season. Since 2021, Plotnikov has been playing for CSKA.
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