The head coach of the Salavat Yulaev hockey club, Viktor Kozlov, said that the seriously injured Gleb Kuzmin will undergo surgery on September 23. The specialist stated this at a press conference.
“Gleb was recently transferred to Moscow. He is scheduled to undergo surgery on Monday. He is with us, he is a big part of our team. They hung the sweater because they know his character, how he plays with his soul, how he loves the team,” Kozlov said.
On September 17, during a fight with Avangard Omsk defender Darren Dietz in the middle of the second period, Kuzmin lost his balance and hit his head on the boards. After the hockey player left the ice on a stretcher, he was taken to the hospital for examination. Salavat Yulaev won this match with a score of 4:2 (2:1, 1:0, 1:1).
In this season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), 27-year-old Kuzmin scored one goal and made one assist. Currently, the Bashkir club is in second place in the Eastern Conference standings with ten points after six matches.
Previously an expert He expressed his hope He said that the injury will not interfere with the life of the hockey player Kuzmin.
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Source: Gazeta
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