KAZAN, July 20, Vadim Kuznetsov. Ak Bars Kazan head coach Oleg Znarok said that he did not experience psychological pressure due to working with star hockey players, since he had been through this for a long time. Znarok headed Ak Bars in July 2022. This off-season, forwards Alexander Radulov, Vadim Shipachev, Stanislav Galiev, and defender Vyacheslav Voinov joined the team. A new contract with Kazan was signed by five-time Gagarin Cup winner Danis Zaripov. World champion defender Maxim Chudinov is watching at Ak Bars. «Of course, I am satisfied with the squad. Another thing is that you need to go through the pre-season without any injuries, release it on time before the championship. We will have a long championship, 68 games. Time for training We will find. There will be pauses for the games of the Russian national team. I don’t expect to strengthen the squad before the season. The salary ceiling is the same. We have good young people. They can easily join,» Znarok told reporters. «I did. I was in the national team for four years — and every year I won medals. So I coped. There is no secret — human relations are important. I have long passed psychological pressure. Are there no stars in other teams? Don't they want to win? As for pressure — Everything will be fine,» the coach said.
