Head coach SKA Romain Rotenberg after the match against Minsk “Dynamo” said the 18-year-old attacker Ivan Demidov only had six teams because the opponent was very strong.
SKA beat Dynamo Minsk on Thursday with a score of 3:0. The first goal of the match was scored in the 26th second. Demidov participated in 11 matches this season and scored 8 points (4+4).
— Your rising star Ivan Demidov played as the 13th forward today, on just six teams, and didn’t play at all in the third period. Why so little?
– A very strong opponent. It was a game of crap, especially since everyone knows how well Dynamo plays on the counterattack. It’s a very strong team. And any mistake, lost duel or encounter can lead to a difficult situation upon us. And if we want to consolidate our defense, then everyone must fulfill the task of the game. And it doesn’t matter what a person’s last name is. We need team play.
I’m sure Ivan is developing and playing a lot for us. He trains with great players, with masters, several of whom have played in the NHL. We have played hundreds of matches! We won the Stanley Cup, there are guys with the Gagarin Cup. Won Olympic gold. So he has a lot to learn.
— Did the goal in the 26th second change the plan of the first period in any way?
– Certainly not. Today the game plan was executed. I am very grateful to the team for this.
— Today, Vadim Shipachev, who played for SKA for a long time, played his 997th game in the KHL. Everything points to the fact that he will play his thousandth match in Saint Petersburg. Will he be welcomed in a special way at SKA?
— I have great respect for Vadim Shipachev. He is a legend of our hockey. Without giving too much away, he embodies hockey intelligence. A player who has achieved a lot in his career. And he continues to play, today he created many dangerous moments. It’s very difficult to play against him.
As fate would have it, we worked together and played more than one match together in SKA and the Russian national team. And they won, he made a huge contribution to the history of SKA. We all appreciate it, remember it and respect it.
Vadim has given me a lot as a manager and coach. It’s true. If he comes to St. Petersburg and plays, then we will definitely prepare for this moment and celebrate this date.
Boris Petrovich Mikhailov will soon be 80 years old. And now Shipachev has a chance to break the records of the greatest players in the history of our hockey! Of course, he is still very, very far from Mikhailov’s records. But there is something to achieve. We know that Vadim has not yet shown his best game,” Rotenberg was quoted as saying by correspondent.
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