JAGR: IT’S ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO START

Avangard outstanding forward talked to sport press after his team beat Dynamo in Nizhny Novgorod.

"I had toothache before our departure to Nizhny Novgorod", Jagr said. "That is why I had to miss the opening match here. Now everything is all right".

"It’s always difficult to start the tournament, so at first it was hard to enter action. Moreover we train now, but not only play the games".

"For me it’s not important to score, because I want to help my team guarantee positive result and prepare for the KHL championship better, and this competition is part of our preparations".

"I don’t know what will happen in future, but I have a running contract with Avangard and when it expires I will think about what I will do next".

PLYUSCHEV: I AM SURE BOBKOV WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN KHL

Former head coach of the Russian hockey youth team Vladimir Plyuschev gives some his thoughts.


Outstanding Russian hockey coach talked about problem of departure of young talented players to the North America.

Metallurg Magnitogorsk goalkeeper Bobkov and Spartak forward Khokhlachev decided to leave Russian championship this summer, though Russian national team’s coaches were interested in their services.

"As for Bobkov, I perfectly know him as we worked together in youth and junior national teams", Plyuschev said. "Honestly I don’t understand why Metallurg coaches don’t trust him, while maybe he decided to leave Russia because of it".

"If I work in KHL now, I would do my best to invite Igor to my team and I am sure that his career would be successful. Bobkov has showed his high level of professionalism at Junior World Championship in 2009, where he has been voted the best goalkeeper, and our failing junior championship in Canada this winter".

"In order not to lose talented youngsters it’s necessary to work out special program of children’s education, like it’s practiced in Canada, North America and Sweden".

RIHA SUMS UP THE RESULTS OF THE TRAINING CAMP

The head coach of HC Spartak Moscow Milos Riha commented on the first training camp of his team.


"We have accomplished everything that we planned for these two weeks," stressed the Czech specialist. "The players did only tough work we paid no attention to tactics yet."

"I have no claims against anybody, everybody worked well. The only negative moment is the injury of Hasek who injured his finger."

"We decided not to put him on goal, he simply skated with the team. But in Moscow he will start proper trainings."