Before the FONBET KHL championship match between “Metallurgist” And “Salavat Yulaev” Under the arches of the Magnitogorsk arena, a banner with the number 48 was hoisted, under which the defender played Evgeny Biryukov reports the press service of Magnitogorsk.
Biryukov played for Metallurg from 2005 to 2020 and won the Gagarin Cup twice. Last season, he became the first hockey player in KHL history to play a thousand games in the league. In total, he played 1001 games and scored 149 (24+125) points.
During the offseason, the 38-year-old hockey player retired and joined the coaching staff of Salavat Yulaev, with whom he spent the last four seasons.
The match between Metallurg and Salavat Yulaev is currently taking place in Magnitogorsk, after the first half the score is 1:0 in favor of the hosts.
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