Defender of Chelyabinsk “Traktor” Ilya Karpukhin said he was not upset about not being named deputy captain of the Chelyabinsk team.
Karpukhin is 26 years old, he played 349 games for Traktor and scored 77 points (20 goals and 57 assists).
— They say you were very upset about not being appointed Traktor’s assistant.
– That’s not true. It doesn’t matter if they gave me a badge or not. Nothing would have changed in my actions.
— Did they explain to you why they didn’t give you a badge?
— That’s how the team voted. I can’t ask everyone. I honestly admit I was surprised, but certainly not upset.
– But there is motivation to become an assistant or captain in the future.
– I don’t have such a goal. My motivation is that we have a close-knit team and we win the Gagarin Cup, that we have a real team spirit, that it is pleasant to come even to training. The men’s team is my goal and the squad is no longer important, “Karpukhin quotes RB Sport.
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