Olympic champion Ilya Kovalchuk In a conversation with , he assessed the prospects “Spartak” this season of the FONBET Championship KHL .
Kovalchuk returned to Spartak hockey last season, scoring 8 (4+4) points in 20 games, adding to that five playoff games. Now, the 41-year-old is without a club.
— What can you say about the prospects of Siberia, led by your friend Vadim Epanchintsev?
— I wish Vadim good luck. I know that there are a lot of changes in Siberia, a lot of young people. It didn’t turn out to be the start they were hoping for. But I’m sure he will succeed.
— What will happen to the Spartak hockey team?
– Fans, come to the stands! Create the same atmosphere that you know how to do. And then the victories will come!
— Without you, who is going through a more difficult time – hockey or Spartak football?
“I hope that I will give myself up a little to Spartak football and devote myself more to hockey, so that we will always be champions,” Kovalchuk told .
On Wednesday, Kovalchuk scored a goal in the Spartak All-Star football match, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Red and White Stadium.
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