“She's a crooked stick.”

The Russian hockey team gathered in Novogorsk and began to prepare for the World Cup. There is no head coach, nor players from the NHL. Many people understand that they can’t play in Moscow, but they’re not upset about this.

- Oh, hello guys, - Denis Kulyash, the first to come out of the locker room, warmly greeted the journalists. - Do I have a beautiful T-shirt?

Honestly, she impressed only with the Russian coat of arms.

- You, Denis, with what club will you sign a contract?

“With Kazakhmys,” the former Dynamo defender answered without embarrassment.

The players were slowly going to the training room. No ice was planned for the first day. Only light exercises.

The "dry" workout began. Near the basketball back, Misharin, Kulyash, Mozyakin and Leshchev gathered. Albert immediately lay on the floor and tried to sleep. True, the general noise did not allow him to concentrate.

The rest tried to hit the basketball basket with the ball. It didn’t work out very well. Those who watched began to wonder who would get first. Those who bet on Kulyash were frankly upset. The ball after throwing Denis flew anywhere, but not at the target. Won (a minute on the tenth) Misharin.

Some players kicked a soccer ball. It turned out they were no worse than the team of Guus Hiddink. That is in any way.

“So, let's build up, please,” Sergey Nemchinov quietly ordered, remaining in charge while Vyacheslav Bykov and Igor Zakharkin rest after a successful season. - Listen to the schedule for the coming days.

The schedule turned out to be extremely liberal. One workout a day, Saturday is a day off. You can go home, not to mention the fact that after class everyone has free time. Many players listened to this without even holding back a smile.

“As for food,” said Nemchinov, and everyone became a little sad. - So, about nutrition, go to the doctor, he will say that you can eat.

“And now we’ve run a little cross,” the coach suggested.

Cross, of course, it was called trkdno. The whole team almost stomped on the spot, lazily moving his legs. It is even surprising that they generally moved forward. Probably the force of inertia.

After working out on the simulators, the teams got clubs for playing floorball.

“She's a curve, a club,” Denis Kulyash examined her in surprise. Other hockey players also rather hostilely studied equipment. And they looked askance at the ball: empty, light.

Therefore, by the way, he flew around the hall with extraordinary speed. Even the Chekhov Bears handball players came out to watch such hockey. The sight definitely amused them.

By the way, Kulyash scored the first goal anyway. As in a normal, hockey life, he clicked from afar and very strongly (the stick bent completely). In addition, Nepryaev and Mozyakin scored twice. Their chances of getting into the official application, although slightly, have increased.

Meanwhile, Vladimir Antipov came into the hall. His hand is still bandaged.

“Only ten days have passed since I was injured,” he began to fend off questions. Everyone was interested in when the hockey player will start training. - A treatment should be three to four weeks. Perhaps I will have time to recover.

An hour later, the training was completed. No one was tired. Alexander Kharitonov even took leave from morning exercises, but promised that he would definitely arrive in time for the ice training. Nemchinov allowed.

After April 9th, it will not be so easy.

Alexey Shevchenko


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