Athletistic/Hockey. Former hockey player Alexander Kozhevnikov appreciated the changes at Avangard following the departure of Canadian specialist Bob Hartley at the end of last season.

“I don’t think anything will change much there. So far not bad, but we’ll see how they stand the test of 12 away matches. It’s a test for the new head coach Ryabykin: As for my antagonism towards Hartley, I am basically against foreign specialists.

Hartley is kidding me. They just plugged in and did it all. There is no such relationship with ours. This is my antagonism,” Kozhevnikov said.