Defender SKA Alexander Nikishin In an interview with , he said that the damage he suffered during the KHL playoffs last season led to a long and difficult recovery this summer.
In the last Gagarin Cup, SKA lost to Avtomobilist in the second round (1-4). Nikishin was injured in the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs against Torpedo (4-1). The hockey player did not play a single game in the series with Avtomobilist.
— It’s a pity that you were injured and didn’t take part in the series with Avtomobilist. It seems that you were the one who was missing.
– Yes, it’s just a coincidence. In fact, the guys played well. I was very worried about the away team. I literally couldn’t wait to get on the ice. But what if your health doesn’t allow it? It’s been like this for us all season: one or the other got injured. It’s a lot of bad luck, and it wasn’t enough to take this series away.
— Did you spend a lot of time recovering from your injury this summer?
— It was unpleasant, I suffered for two months of recovery. I thought that nothing like this would happen at all. But when everything was done, it was difficult to recover. And then, somehow, I let go at the moment. So the injury was serious, ”Nishishin told .
Over the past two seasons, the 22-year-old defenseman has scored 120 points (33 goals + 87 assists) in 149 KHL regular-season and playoff games. Nikishin’s contract with the St. Petersburg club runs through the end of next season.
The new season of the FONBET KHL Championship starts on September 3.
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