Defender S.K.A. Alexander Nikishin after defeating “Sochi” (5-1) in Puchkov’s home pre-season tournament game, he admitted signing a new contract on the eve of the game.
The hockey player noted that he keeps dreaming of the NHL, despite a new deal with the army club, and also noted that adapting to a new team is easier than to the town. In the match against Sochi, Nikishin scored 3 (1+2) points.
– Good game. Lots of unrealized moments, lots of minority, majority. We have been working on these components, as there will be a lot of matches in uneven compositions with the current rules of the season. I think everyone is happy.
– You have three points to your credit in this game. Today it was announced that you have signed a three-year contract with the club. Share your emotions.
— Yes, I signed a new contract today. Satisfied. Moreover, he signed just before the match, played on emotions, on the positive, so, probably, he won points. Everything is fine.
How do you feel in terms of physical condition?
– Conduct tough training camps. The matches are there for that, to get out of this physical abyss on the emotions, to play and have fun. We enter the season in more or less optimal form. I think we will finish this tournament and start the season well.
– To what extent can the adaptation period in the new team be considered over?
“Probably 90%. 10% is always something new anyway. But adaptation is probably more to the city. Moscow and St. Petersburg are very different. I like Moscow very much and I got into it so much used to… When I came here and dived in this city, I was surprised. I think two weeks – and I’m already more or less adapting. But I still can’t learn the streets and districts.
– Impressed by St. Petersburg?
– Oh, sure. There are a few interesting points here.
Have you ever made friends with any of the guys?
– I communicate with everyone. It’s just that there are people I already knew before, with whom I played, with whom I crossed paths in the national teams, and we have known each other for barely a year.
– Did you see the cutting of moments, how Sergey Zubov played in the NHL?
– Yes I saw.
Was he your idol?
– I started watching his cuts when I got to watch in Sochi, where he was the head coach. After that, I started getting a little carried away.
– You worked with Boris Mironov – he is a homebody defender, Sergey Zubov is an attacking defender. Will it help you now?
– I think he’ll decide what to tell me – probably some attacking moments. No wonder he got into the Hall of Fame and his jersey was hoisted under the arches of the arena. He will answer all my questions anyway.
– You signed a new contract, but what about the dream of the National Hockey League?
Well, she’s a dream. I keep dreaming.
– Are you very upset that your favorite number 57 is busy?
Yes, I’m a little upset. 21 is usually unusual, but we’ll see.
– Is there a chance that the position of synchronized swimming in St. Petersburg will increase?
– The strongest school and the team are not based in St. Petersburg, but in Moscow, as far as I know, so it is unlikely.
Note that Alexander Nikishin’s girlfriend is Russian synchronized swimmer Varvara Subbotina.
The new SKA contract with Nikishin will be valid until 2025.
Source : MatchTV
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