Russian hockey player “Pittsburgh Penguins” Evgeni Malkin in an interview “Sports Express” He mentioned that the club would give him a gift for the thousandth match played against the American team.
“The club gave me the opportunity to travel to the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter in Istanbul. Pittsburgh arranged everything: flights, hotel, family’s match tickets.
To be honest, at first there was another gift – a safari trip to Africa. But then I saw that the Champions League final was being played at the same time and we could fly to Moscow via Turkey. He then asked the club to change course.
Going to this match was no longer for me, but for my son, because he is interested in football and plays football. I really wanted him to see the most important club football game in the world with his own eyes,” Malkin said.
In the last season of the National Hockey League (NHL), Malkin played in 81 games for the Penguins, recording 27 goals and 56 assists. He became the second highest scorer of his team. The best was Sidney Crosby, who scored 90 points (33+57).
The Russian player played in 10 matches this season and scored seven goals and six assists in these matches. Pittsburgh has lost its last three games.
Previously Malkin acceptedHe said he wanted a higher salary from Pittsburgh.