Kovalchuk: Znarok could always tell every player exactly what he thought

Russian Hockey Star Ilya Kovalychuk who in the interstate after five clubs of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) in St. Petersburg, SKA, signed an agreement with the "King" of Los Angeles. , in an interview Championat.com revealed his relationship with the former SKA and the Russian national coach Oleg Znaroku

"You are coaches – you are a champion " I spoke these words to Znarok because these are the emotions that I wanted to convey to him. I thank him personally. I just wanted to support him, because I do not see how to release a person who has just won the Olympic Games. As it was reported, after the last season, the contractual relationship with Znarok and his badistant was not extended by both the SKA of St. Petersburg and the Russian Federation, veterans of the United States. Latvian team will no longer lead the national team. With the Russian team, Znarok and Vitolin triumphed in the World Championship in 2014, and in Phoenchang at the Olympics in February of this year

SKA Znarok has headed with Vitolin since 2016 for the St. Petersburg club win a Gagarin Cup (2017). During this season, SKA and the final conference of West 2: 4 have recognized the superiority of CSKA Moscow. Znarok also has two Gagarin cups with "Dynamo" from Moscow (2012, 2013).

"We have very good cooperation with Znarok.We regularly write.There were various rumors in the press about some kind of conflict between us.There was nothing like that – we We have excellent relationships both on the ice and beyond, I am grateful to Znarok for all he has done in my favor, he has done a good tandem with Harry Vytolin. "[19659005] When asked about the moment when Kovalchuk realized that Znarok was his "coach", for which the attacker was ready to give up all the forces on the spot, Ilya said: He also deferred from other coaches. Znarok has always been with the guys and has never betrayed anyone to the public or to the press, but supported him instead. Cloakrooms always allowed each player to tell everything, be it good or bad. We also honored him for that. "