SKA before Sergei Andronov After the match against Severstal at the tournament Nikolai Puchkov said that only victory in the Gagarin Cup can be considered the goal of the St. Petersburg team for the season.
Saint Petersburg SKA was stronger than Severstal (5:3) in the home pre-season tournament named after Nikolai Puchkov, Andronov scored a double – these goals were his debut for the team. In June, SKA announced the signing of a two-year agreement with the Olympic champion; for the last two seasons, 34-year-old Andronov played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
— Now we are slowly releasing the load. It is good that such games are launched, you can follow the rhythm of the game. It is too early to talk about connections and developments. It takes time to get used to it. But we are gradually regaining some moments. All the guys are adults, we have no problems understanding each other.
As for the goal of the season, such a team should have only one goal – the cup, – the correspondent reports on Andronov’s words.
In the last Gagarin Cup, SKA lost to Avtomobilist in the second round (1–4)
The new season of the FONBET KHL Championship starts on September 3.
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