SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg noted the influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the outcome of the meeting with Lokomotiv.
“He plays hockey. Therefore, we discussed everything in detail. Yes he gave instructions, it worked today. So we completed the installation.
This is a good development for everyone. I will not reveal all the cards, but we will try to follow the Commander-in-Chief’s instructions to continue winning. We managed to do this today; Thank you very much to our players,” Rotenberg said in the post-match press conference.
On January 29, as part of the regular season of the Continental Hockey League (KHL), SKA beat Lokomotiv with a score of 3:0. Valentin Zykov and Alexander Nikishin (double) scored.
SKA leads the Western Conference standings with 79 points after 57 regular season games. Then come Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv and Spartak.
The other day, Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited St. He visited the new arena in St. Petersburg and chatted with SKA players.
Previously “Cupid” hit He became the leader of the KHL with 13 goals scored in the match.