Head coach of Spartak Alexei Jamnov After the victory over Avtomobilist, he said that the Canadian hockey player William bitten He looked good in the first game and his teammates and coaches are trying to help him.
Saturday at the Moscow Mayor’s Cup match “Spartacus” beat Avtomobilist in a shootout with a score of 4:3. A minute before the end of the third period, the “red and whites” lost with a score of 1:3.
On August 7, Spartak signed Canadian forward William Bitten. The contract with the 26-year-old is valid for one year. Last season, Bitten played for the Springfield Thunderbirds in the AHL. In 68 regular season games, the forward scored 33 points (17+16). In the NHL, Bitten played four games in the 2022-23 season for the St. Louis Blues.
— Do you have any idea who the main goalkeeper will be at the start of the season?
– We haven’t finished this tournament yet. We have a goalkeeping coach who will decide.
— Who will play in the Mayor’s Cup final?
— I think the final lineup will be determined two hours before the match.
— How would you rate Bitenn’s performance?
— Bitten played well. It is clear that he needs time to adapt, we are trying to give him some clues. But for the first match, it is rather good,” reports a correspondent of , according to Zhamnov’s words.
The new season of the FONBET KHL Championship starts on September 3. In the first match of the new KHL season, Spartak will host CSKA on September 5.
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