SOCHI, August 3, Andrey Senchenko. Head coach of the hockey club «Sochi» Dmitry Kokorev called rumors about the possible transition of St. Petersburg SKA striker Dmitry Buchelnikov to the club.
«I've known Dmitry for a long time, from youth teams. A fast, good player with a good shot. Rumors about his transfer to Sochi are still rumors,» Kokorev told reporters.
As part of the pre-season tournament in Sochi, the KHL club of the same name beat the Russian national team under 23 (2:1) on Thursday.
“Tough match. Minus — we retired a lot. Plus, we fought, we caught the puck. Our goalkeeper played very well. Two periods rolled in, in the third there was speed. «We'll see, we'll decide. While the goalkeepers play through the match. As for my impressions of the full-fledged work as the head coach of Sochi, it's a certain, difficult stage for me. But I'm ready for it. I like everything so far,» Buchelnikov added.
The head coach of the Russian national team, Nikolai Voevodin, expressed the opinion that his wards had the initiative in the match against Sochi most of the playing time.
«A good match on our part, we had the initiative for two periods, we had good chances. We had no luck at the end, the guys were worried at some points. We trained for two days. We tried to put the players in the same line depending on their club affiliation, held theoretical meetings. The goal is to put attacking, combinational hockey. Today we showed some of these moments in the match. The game was a success, although we were defeated. I am pleased with the guys, «Voevodin said.