Vityaz keeper Ilya Yezhov, who has lived in Canada for 14 years, said what surprises him in Russia and shared his thoughts on his work under Andrei Nazarov.
“The fact that they are shaking hands still shocks me. Now, even with a pandemic, they do it every day. I do not understand this. The superstitions are also surprising – don’t shake hands on the threshold, don’t step over, black cat. I don’t really believe it.
Critical? I was badly “crushed” so I did not respond. I did not lie. It’s just that in Canada the quality of food, medicine and, in general, life is the same everywhere, but in Russia it differs from city to city. Moscow is generally like a separate state. But I see that the country is developing, and the main thing is that life becomes better and easier for everyone.
Nazarov is brilliant both as a person and as a coach. I have always enjoyed working with him and he treated me well. He’s been lacking in the KHL lately: it’s more fun with Nazarov, he could still build a team. Hockey is a tough game, and some people forget the code of respect and cross the line when there are no badass, powerful hockey players. I consider myself to be a student of the old Canadian school. I’ve heard that in some leagues they fined fights, but it’s very bad, without them respect will be lost. There will be more injuries and blows to the head, because no one will bear the responsibility, “Yezhov quotes.RB Sport“.
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