Alexey Shevchenko
HEROES OF THE WEEK
Defenders Alexander Guskov from Lada and Rinat Mamashev from Dynamo gain points in seven consecutive championship games. None of the forwards have such series in the current season!
30-year-old Guskov, who has already played in six Russian clubs, has caught up with the top scorer of the championship among defense players Sergey Klimentyev from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (they have 19 points each). The success of a colleague in the workshop can be shared by 23-year-old Dynamo Mamashev. He was also noted in the minutes seven times in a row, but scored in these meetings only 3 goals, while Guskov - 5.
It is worth recalling that the best result in Guskov’s career is 27 points in matches for Lokomotiv in the 02/03 season. Mamashev is the first year in the Super League and has already overcome the bar of 10 points.
PURCHASE OF THE WEEK
Andrey Petrakov came to Novokuznetsk Metallurg. Ak Bars said Enver Lisin.
In the Russian championship, the first pre-bid campaign ended. There are perhaps two significant news from this front.
Novokuznetsk Metallurg signed a short (until the next transfer period) contract with Andrei Petrakov. For 14 years, the player has been in big hockey in 17 teams of Russia, America and the Czech Republic. Champion of the country in the Magnitogorsk “Metallurg” and just a talented hockey player, he did not stay anywhere for a long time because of addiction to hard drinks. Now they ventured into Novokuznetsk. The Siberians have a strange selection service. It is difficult to understand why they are going to leave 17th place.
Enver Lisin claimed for Kazan “Ak Bars”, although on Monday night he played for over 15 minutes (1 throw) overseas as part of the “Phoenix” against “Anaheim”. Until recently, it was expected that a young hockey player will leave America. He, although falling into the application, rarely appeared on ice. But the coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky decided that the club would need Lisin in the future. And he began to trust the guy, reasonably believing that constant playing practice would allow him to grow. And now it is completely incomprehensible why the Russian champion declared Lisina. And why, for example, not Shanahana? Enver, by the way, always said that it is better to play in the lower leagues overseas than in the Russian Super League.
FAILURE OF THE WEEK
In the Khabarovsk Amur, they are dissatisfied with the work of head coach Vladimir Marinichev and are already looking for a replacement.
In Amur, a coach has recently been changed - Marinichev came to the club instead of Andrei Sidorenko. In terms of results, nothing has changed since then. But if on the eve of additional applications the new helmsman could blame everything on the predecessor and indicate the need for a strong replenishment, now there are no such arguments left. The team does not win 12 matches in a row. Over this period, “Cupid” tied only twice and deservedly takes the last place. Moreover, from the saving 17th position (it will allow maintaining a residence permit in the elite), Far East is already separated by 11 points. Management is looking for a replacement for Marinichev. But who would risk a career under such circumstances?
RESULT OF THE WEEK
“Vanguard” (Omsk) - “Salavat Yulaev” (Ufa) - 1: 2
The Siberian club suffered the first defeat of the season on its ice. It is interesting that now Omsk players are not playing very well only with teams that do not claim much. At home, they drew a meeting with the “wings” in a draw, wrested a victory in overtime from Tractor. Away we lost to St. Petersburg SKA, which was shaking due to a conflict between the head coach, management and hockey players. The first winner of the Omsk from among the teams that set big tasks, was “Salavat”.
RISK OF THE WEEK
SKA head coach Yuri Leonov in overtime replaced the goalkeeper with a field player and lost.
CSKA immediately missed from the Novokuznetsk “Metallurgist” and lost. The head coach of St. Petersburg explained his decision as follows: “This is hockey, a game. We took a chance, but we did not succeed. But it could have happened. ”
We add that the owners of the clubs chose a new coach from four candidates. Three were foreigners. Leonov at first as a contender was not considered at all. But one member of the board of directors insisted on this appointment. Perhaps now they make fun of him.
REVIVAL OF THE WEEK
In the last ten meetings, Magnitogorsk Metallurg scored nine victories.
The Ural club this season pretty pounded. At one time, the city seriously feared that the team might not get into the playoffs. And when the club management decided to change Dave King to the non-luck Fedor Kanareikin, the team generally waved a hand. But suddenly the players (and the selection of hockey players in Magnitogorsk is not bad), conscience and ambitions awoke. Kulemin broke out (they see him as a replacement for Malkin), Kaygorodov returned, Marek came to the courtyard, and the Kudrn rookie immediately started throwing him. And now Metallurg claims to be a medal again. However, the end of the regular season is still far away.