BYKOV: I LIKED THIS GAME

Russian hockey team head coach Vyacheslav Bykov is satisfied with his team’s match against Belorus at the World Championships.


"I liked this match", Bykov said to begin press conference. "We had been playing well for two periods, but made several mistakes in the third one. In general I am satisfied with the game".

""Next we will play against Germany. They are strong rivals, who show dynamic hockey and who have several players able to lead the team to victory. So we will need to perfectly prepare for the match".

"I am not afraid that the whole stadium will support Germany. Local fans are always with their national team regardless their results. We hope that our compatriots will support us too".

After press conference Bykov talked to the Russian journalists too. "Evgeniy Malkin’s club finished playing in NHL yesterday", he said. "We are ready to talk to all our players, and if Malkin wants to join us in Cologne, we will surely give him this opportunity. We have right to add new players to the roster one hour before the game. On Friday Pavel Datsyuk will come to Cologne, but he won’t take part in our training".