Two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov, 2018 Olympic champion, talked about the game of two-time Spartak champion Ilya Kovalchuk. In an interview “SE” He expressed that he was happy with the striker’s goals and that Kovalchuk was determined to compete in the Gagarin Cup.
“I’m glad that Ilya scored, this is his main task! I think Spartak will play more confidently as Kovalchuk gets in shape. It is something gained through experience. I think he will gradually prepare for the Gagarin Cup, this is his main task. “Everything seems to be going as planned,” Fetisov said.
Kovalchuk did not play for the last two years, but decided to continue his career to help Spartak, where he was a student. The forward, who also played for Russia’s top-level red-white senior team, went to the Atlanta Thrashers, who selected him with the first number in the National Draft at a young age. Hockey League (NHL).
In 2021, as part of Omsk Avangard, Kovalchuk became a three-time winner of the Gagarin Cup and decided to suspend his activities as a player. Kovalchuk played for Atlanta, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.
Previously Kovalchuk he scored in his second consecutive KHL game.