Head Coach SKA Romain Rotenberg After the tournament match Nikolai Puchkov against Sochi, he said that the team’s newcomer Evgeny Kuznetsov deserves to be his captain.
On Friday, SKA defeated Sochi (2:1 G). During regular time, the match ended in a draw, the winner of the match was determined by a series of free throws. For SKA, Evgeny Kuznetsov made two successful penalty kicks in his characteristic style. This was his debut for SKA; Kuznetsov’s official presentation had taken place the day before. The forward entered the match in the captain’s uniform.
— Today Evgeniy Kuznetsov came to the match with the captain’s badge. Have you finally chosen the captain?
— The captain of our team is Alexander Nikishin. Unfortunately, he is currently injured. We had a training with him this morning and he is fit. We also have Vasya Glotov, who is also doing a great job and can be captain. He helps Kuznetsov in this role. Zhenya deserves to be the captain of SKA, he unites the team. “We are working to make Zhenya the best player in the world again,” a correspondent reports, citing Rotenberg’s words.
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SKA announced the signing of Kuznetsov to a four-year contract on July 31. The hockey player previously played for Traktor Chelyabinsk, Washington, where he won the Stanley Cup, and Carolina.
On Sunday, the Rotenberg team will play against Ak Bars.
The new season of the FONBET KHL Championship starts on September 3.
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