Head coach “Kunlun Red Star » Mikhail Kravets After the victory over SKA in the FONBET KHL championship match, he admitted that he was inspired by the matches in St. Petersburg.
The regular KHL championship meeting took place on Sunday in St. Petersburg and ended with a score of 5:4 in favor of Kunlun.
— Why isn’t Brandon Yip the captain now?
– It’s not the first time. At the beginning, when Ip was not playing, Spencer Fu became captain. And then we decided that Ip would pass on his experience as captain and in the future Fu would be the captain.
— In the previous four matches, you have only scored five goals. And here – five at once. For what?
— I asked the guys to throw more. They played a lot of passes around the perimeter, but lacked sharpness. Before the match, I showed a clip of the attack zone, when there are throws and finishes. Our guys know how to score – they just make extra passes sometimes. Today was different.
— You beat SKA with four different KHL teams. Do your places of origin really inspire you that much?
— It’s clear that there is inspiration, I am always happy to come to my native Saint Petersburg. A lot of people support me and my team, their energy helps too. But these are just words, and the main thing is hockey players and their attitude to business. Nothing will help if there are not five bigs and a goalie on the field, but a group of people who just go out to kick the puck.
—Did anyone sigh in Omsk today?
– Well, I don’t know, we won’t return to Omsk. It’s already ancient history. I don’t know what they’re thinking there, but I’m practically in China.
— Have you learned to speak Chinese?
— I worked in the VHL, I lived a whole season in China. But I didn’t remember anything except “ni hao”. This language must be studied. Therefore, English is enough for me, all our guys speak it, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Kravets’ words.
Kunlun ended a four-game losing streak and ranks 10th in the Western Conference standings with eight points. In the next match, the Kravets team will play away on October 1 against Salavat Yulaev from Ufa.
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