petersburg S.K.A. posted a photo of the striker from the club’s system Kirill Tankov in a protective collar for the neck.
The 20-year-old striker in a match with the St. Petersburg “Dynamo” fell under the receiving power of the opponent and got on the ice after a collision with the board. Tankov left the site on a stretcher. As it became known later, the hockey player suffered a fracture of the cervical vertebra and was inactive for a year.
– One in a million photos. Kirill Tankov sends greetings and gratitude to everyone for the kind words and wishes,” the photo captioned the SKA Telegram channel.
SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg also reacted to the photo: “Thank God he’s alive.”
Due to Tankov 55 games in the VHL, during which he scored 11 goals and gave 15 assists with a utility indicator of “+13”. The striker has been playing in the Youth Hockey League since 2018, in total he played 183 games and scored 88 points (35 + 53) with a utility indicator of -25.
Source : MatchTV

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