SOCHI, Aug 4, Andrey Senchenko. Head coach of St. Petersburg hockey club SKA Roman Rotenberg said that striker Matvey Michkov, who played in the national team of young Russian stars, is expected to need two months to recover from an injury received in a match with Dynamo Minsk. The meeting on Thursday ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of Dynamo. In the second period, the defender of Minsk residents Aleksey Yemelin used a forceful hold against Michkov. The 17-year-old forward had to leave the site, in the third period he did not return to the ice and watched the match from the stands. «Hockey is a tough, masculine game. The guys work hard at the training camp. Matvey himself prepared very seriously. I don’t know if Emelin acted according to the rules «But he always plays quite hard. You have to be ready for such tricks. When a player reveals himself like Michkov, he runs a very high risk of injury in a collision. I don't know the details, but he may have been out of action for two months. I wish him good health.» I hope that he will return as soon as possible and stronger,» Rotenberg told reporters. «Have you thought about trying him in SKA? We all play against the same opponents in the tournament. Matvey is the leader of the U-25 team. For him this is a very serious experience. From playing in the national team, he will only become stronger, «added the St. Petersburg coach.
