MOSCOW, Oct 13, Andrey Senchenko. Two-time Gagarin Cup winner Alexander Popov will take over to the position of CSKA development coach on November 1, Igor Esmantovich, president of the army team, told reporters. Earlier, CSKA sports director Denis Denisov said that Popov, whose contract expired at the end of the 2021/22 season, was invited to enter the club's system. Last season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Popov, who turned 42 in August, helped CSKA win the Gagarin Cup for the second time and was named the most valuable player in the playoffs. 30The match has not started >CSKARussia «Three weeks ago I had a meeting with Alexander Popov. It ended positively for us. From November 1, he will take over as a coach for the development of CSKA. He will be part of the coaching staff and the main team, and» Zvezda «and» Army. «We will apply his experience, both practical and intellectual,» Esmantovich said.
