Here’s a rundown of the top hockey events for August 4, 2024.
Andrei Razin explained why he is against the system of fines for teams
Metallurg coach Andrei Razin has explained why he is against the system of fines.
“The system of fines at Metallurg? There is none, I am against fines. Well, what are the fines? For the phone? I think they should use the phone in the locker room…
When I joined the CSK Air Force Samara team when I was 16-17 years old… When during the break several people went to the shower to smoke a cigarette (laughs). It was that time then. I compare it from these points of view.
There are outbreaks now, but this does not cross borders. Before, the bus would stop, for example, to get off to do their business, and 80% of the [игроков] “The teams went behind the bus and smoked. Now there is nothing like this. If the management tells me that such fines should be imposed, I can simply say that I am against it,” Razin said in a video on the YouTube channel “Bettman Will Call.”
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Former Carolina defender DeAngelo responded to rumors about his transfer to SKA
Former NHL defenseman Tony DeAngelo has denied media reports that he may continue his career with SKA St. Petersburg.
According to the major online hockey portal Puck Empire, the hockey player stated that there is “not a shred of truth” in these rumours. The defenceman also added that he is waiting for offers from the NHL for the 2024/2025 season.
Last season, DeAngelo played 31 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL regular season and scored 11 (3+8) points. In the playoffs, he has 2 (0+2) points in nine games.
Also during his career in the world’s strongest league, DeAngelo defended the colors of the Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes and New York Rangers.
In 2021, the defender was also remembered for getting into a fight with his teammate, the then Russian Rangers goalkeeper Alexander Georgiev, after which the former was included in the club’s waiver draft.
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Nikita Gusev explained why he signed a new contract with Dynamo for only one year
Forward Nikita Gusev has been asked whether his decision to sign a new contract with Dynamo Moscow for just one season is related to his desire to try to make it to the NHL next summer.
“This is not the first time I have signed a contract for one season. Because everything in the world is changing a lot. This also applies to hockey leagues. If necessary, I will sign the contract again. There is no problem with this. In the summer before the season, I still work. And I will be ready in any case,” Gusev said in an interview with Match TV.
Last season, Gusev played 77 games for Dynamo Moscow and scored 99 (26+73) points. In the last KHL regular championship, Gusev set a record for points scored in a regular season. The forward scored 89 (23+66) points in 68 games.
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Nichushkin: If I had studied psychology, I could have avoided many professional problems
Colorado Avalanche forward Valery Nichushkin has spoken about how he has overcome psychological problems that plagued him in the final years of his career.
“I started working with psychologists. Still in Moscow. I am still working with them. We try it twice a week. I generally recommend it to everyone.
This is probably not necessary at 18. But I think that after 25, you have to learn psychology little by little.
“Even at 18, it was useful. I could have avoided many of the mistakes I made in my career,” Nichushkin said in an interview with the Cherkas Atlant YouTube channel.
Let us remind you that on May 14, Nichushkin was suspended from playing for six months and transferred to the third stage of the NHLPA and NHL Player Assistance Program.
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“Torpedo needs guys in the locker room.” Plyushchev – on the transition of Voinov and Svechnikov
Former Russian national team coach Vladimir Plyushchev has praised the transfer of experienced hockey players Vyacheslav Voinov and Evgeniy Svechnikov from Ak Bars to Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo.
“Voinov and Svechnikov will definitely add zest to Torpedo’s game. The guys have a lot of experience. In addition, Nizhny Novgorod needs guys in defense and in the locker room. Last season, many noted the lack of experience of the Nizhny Novgorod team, especially in the playoffs.
“And Svechnikov and Voinov can compensate for this shortcoming. Their experience will be used at the Gagarin Cup, where I hope that Torpedo will not come from the lower echelons,” Plyushchev said in an interview with Legalbet.
In the last regular season, the 27-year-old Svechnikov played 31 games for Ak Bars, scoring eight goals and providing five assists, earning a total of 13 points. In the Gagarin Cup, the forward scored two goals in two games.
Voynov, 34, played 45 games for the Kazan club last season, including the playoffs, where he scored 14 (1+13) points with a utility rating of “+2”.
