Former goalkeeper of Ufa Salavat Yulaev Andrey Gavrilov in an interview with Legalbet statedMetallurg sees Magnitogorsk goalkeeper Ilya Nabokov as the main discovery of this season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
According to him, it was his play that helped Magnitogorsk reach the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup.
“Nabokov only came out this year but I really like him already, he is agile and skates pretty well. Definitely the opener of the season for me. “I think he will be the best new player of the season, they will give him an award,” said Gavrilov.
In addition to Lokomotiv and Traktor, Metallurg and Avtomobilist will also play in the 2024 Gagarin Cup semi-finals. The first match of the series between Yaroslavl and Chelyabinsk will start on April 2.
The current winner of the Gagarin Cup is CSKA. On the 100th anniversary of its establishment on April 29, 2023, the Ordu team won the cup by winning against Ak Bars Kazan in the seventh match of the final series. CSKA and Ak Bars will no longer be able to compete for the cup this season; They were eliminated in the first round.
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