Ak Bars Forward Egor Korchkov explained why he joined the Kazan club during the off-season.
“Ak Bars” signed a contract with the forward in May. The agreement with the 28-year-old hockey player runs until the end of the 2025/26 season. Korshkov played for Khabarovsk Amur last season; the forward played 73 games in the KHL regular season and playoffs and scored 47 points (17 goals and 30 assists).
— Besides the conversation with the coach, what prompted you to move to Kazan?
— More club traditions. Every year Ak Bars fights for the championship. Moreover, last season was not successful, so the team has something to prove to the fans. It is clear that the demands will be the most serious, but it will be all the more interesting to participate in a new stage of the life of the famous club.
— How to meet expectations? However, you and other newcomers were called to replace Alexander Radulov and Vadim Shipachev – the legends of our hockey.
“That’s why we came here: to show that we are not worse, that we can take leadership positions and carry the team with us.” Be an example on and off the ice, “Korshkov said at the Championship.
Previously, Korshkov played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. In total, he has 199 points (79+120) in 447 KHL games.
The new season of the FONBET KHL Championship starts on September 3.
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