The former head coach of the Russian national hockey team accused CSKA Moscow of slow play and unwillingness to fight to the end after the team was eliminated from the Gagarin Cup in the first round, losing to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. His words guide the way “Soviet sport”.
“The management believed that all problems, such as pregnancy, would resolve themselves within nine months. But there was no solution. We need to think and evaluate what needs to be done next season. Because it is truly a nightmare for a legendary team with such a budget to be eliminated with a lackluster game in the first round,” said Plyushchev.
The outcome of the series was decided in the fifth match of the match, Lokomotiv won with a score of 6:3. Among the winners were Alexander Polunin, Alexander Elesin, Andrey Sergeev, Alexey Bereglazov, Ivan Chekhovich and Maxim Shalunov with accurate shots. Mikhail Grigorenko, Vladislav Kamenev and Nikita Nesterov scored the goals for CSKA.
Thus, until four wins in the series, the score was 4:1 in favor of Lokomotiv.
CSKA is the current owner of the Gagarin Cup. In the final series of last season, the army team also defeated Ak Bars Kazan, which was eliminated in the first round of the 2023/24 season.
CSKA is the current owner of the Gagarin Cup. In the final series of last season, the army team also defeated Ak Bars Kazan, which was eliminated in the first round of the 2023/24 season.
Former world champion named The main reason why CSKA left the Gagarin Cup.