Former Spartak and SKA hockey player Maxim Rybin appreciated the transition Vadim Shipachev to Dynamo Minsk, noting that the striker can play at a high level for another 2-3 years.
Shipachev signed a two-year contract with the Belarusian team. Shipachev, 37, has been playing for Ak Bars since 2022. Last season, he played 67 games in the KHL, including the playoffs, scoring 46 (14+32) performance points.
“He can certainly play for another two or three years.” Speed has never been his strong point; he plays with his head. I would not be in a hurry to give that up. If the club does not meet his playing demands, that is another matter. Then it may be over. But if everything suits him, he will continue to set records and score points. Since childhood, we have all been given the love of sport and hockey. You have to play until the last minute until you maintain the level.
— Do you feel that this is a hockey pension for Shipachev?
— The club has an ambitious coach and president, but the selection of players is another matter. Khabarovsk is now faced with the task of winning the Gagarin Cup, but aiming is one thing, but achieving results is another. What prevents you from occupying high positions?
— Why didn’t he make it to the NHL?
— The NHL is a different league. Faster. He had a low win rate on faceoffs, which meant he had to take pucks away. This is very important: are you on the puck or do you have to take it away before you start attacking. The team must have a good center who can win at least 50 percent of faceoffs, “Rybin told Metaratings.ru.
Dynamo Minsk will become the fifth KHL club in Shipachev’s career – before Ak Bars he also played for Severstal, SKA and Dynamo Moscow.
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