Press Conference «Avtomobilist – Neftekhimik» 01/27/2023

Press Conference «Avtomobilist – Neftekhimik» 01/27/2023

Oleg Leontyev, the head coach of HC Neftekhimik:

– Another tough game. Another playoff game. There are many professionals, good and experienced guys. It was not easy for us today, but our team did it.

We played more interesting and scored a good goal at the end.

Congratulations to Alexander Sudnitsin on his 100th KHL win! He did a great job. The whole team played well, as always. I congratulate all the guys and fans of our team on the victory!

– How would you rate Ilya Fedotov’s progress?

– Ilya started well. He scored points in almost every game. Then, of course, there were ups and downs. In other teams, young players also trying to do their best for their teams and Ilya is no exception. He is a talented guy. I hope that he will improve his game with our team. Today, despite the fact that he sat on the bench for half of the game, he went on the ice and created a scoring chance. Well done. Let's just be happy for him.

– Today the forecheck worked well for your team.

– We use forecheck when it is necessary. We can also play with a different tactics. It depeneds on the situation on the ice.

Nikolai Zavarukhin, the head coach of HC Avtomobilist:

– We were preparing for this game. We analyzed the game of Nizhnekamsk with our players. We knew that there were guys who used to play in Avtomobilist and here they would try their best. We had good chances, 3 in 1 break away and did not take advantage of it. Our mistakes led to the loss.