In the Continental Hockey League, St. Andrei Potaychuk, the famous former domestic hockey player who serves in the coaching staff of St. Petersburg SKA and Moscow Spartak, talked about increasing the foreign player limit from three to five starting from the next KHL season. It could be useful for young Russian players.
“With the limit of 3 foreign players, our hockey players had the chance to prove themselves. On the other hand, it also depends on which foreign hockey players will come to the KHL. If he is a quality player, this is a plus. A legionnaire must be a leader. Yes, the five-person limit is too much, but I would invite very high-quality hockey players to the KHL who would benefit their clubs and set an example for young people. How we once learned from our legendary players: how they prepared for matches, how they trained, how they behaved on the ice; They got the best. “Last regular season, many foreign players were leaders of their teams,” Potaychuk said. Legal betting.
Potaychuk cited Ekaterinburg Avtomobilist, who are currently fighting against Magnitogorsk Metallurg in the Gagarin Cup semi-final series, with the scores in the series tied – 2- 2 – as an example of the great contribution of foreign players to the team’s game.
Ovechkin before repeated the success Igor Larionov.