How to spend Morozova? – Soviet Sport

Captain Gold team Russia Alexei Morozov, announced his retirement. It seems that this went on, already 37 years old man. But still sad.

This summer, CSKA bought last year a contract with Alexei Morozov, making him a free agent. Forward took a pause for thought. There were various rumors that the double world champion could be in SKA vs. “Sochi”. Even talked about the “Ak Bars”, where in the past year is not quite nicely separated from the idol of all Kazan. But when a month ago Shavagata Takhautdinov asked, waiting to see whether the club Morozova in some capacity, the president of “Ak Bars” replied: “Unemployed? We have 4 percent of the unemployed in Tatarstan. ” Like, he is not alone.

As a result, yesterday Morozov made a statement in an interview with “F-Sport”: “I took this decision for myself for a long time. On vacation. All weighed, pondered. And I decided to finish with a career hockey. I do not want to jump from club to club, running and looking for something. I have never done. I declare this is not on emotions. Especially taking a break after terminated the contract with CSKA. Even discussed it with his friend Ilya Kovalchuk. He told me that I better prepare for and play another year or two. But I made the decision to the family council. I think so I will be more comfortable ».

No career can not last forever. A year or two – that it would have changed? But the decision Morozova I personally do not easily survive. Too much linked with this player.

I remember how Alex came to the “Soviet Sport” in 2003, when still playing for “Pittsburgh” in the top three with Lemieux and Kovalev. How great it started that season, and then broke his arm.

As signed with “Ak Bars”. It was thought at the time of the lockout. But it turned out to be 10 years. And immediately became a captain. While the structure – from Kasparaitis to Lecavalier. And won three national champion. Scored the first golden goal Cup Gagarin.

As Leszek extravaganza at the world championships in Moscow, becoming the best striker. As a year later in Quebec became captain. And remember, as a Swede Murray threw his elbow to the head? Kovalchuk got into a fight and grabbed the disqualification, and Ovechkin scored the decisive goal in six seconds before the siren. And I wrote on the paper: “For Mohr and Covey».

Gold Quebec and Bern. Morozov came back to the editors of “Soviet Sport” and we have led the planning meeting. And at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Vancouver carried the banner of Russia.

No, it should not be like an obituary. Just a man retired from hockey. Want to see how Morozov realized in Russian sport in a new way. Will be a strong manager, for example. We will wait for this. He has a wonderful family with two children. All he did the right thing.

And two business issue. Sweater Morozova raise this season in Kazan? What do you think?

And whether we will see a farewell match Alexei? Maybe not on such a scale as Vyacheslav Fetisov in 2000 in the “Olympic”. But like Igor Larionov in the old times “Luzhniki”. Or “Tatneft-Arena»?

It would be wrong, if the captain of the Russian team gold goes like this – quiet, in English.

BRIEF

CONTROL MATCHES

Slovan (Bratislava) – Banska Bystrica (Slovakia) – 4: 1 (0: 1, 3: 0, 1, 0). Goals “Slovan”: Tichar, Nagy, Blizhnyak, White.

Amur (Khabarovsk) – Japan’s national team – 5: 1 (2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0). Goals from “Amur”: Gashchak, Orlov-2, Yezhov, Safronov.

Dynamo (Moscow) – (Chekhov) – 4: 2 (1: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1). Goals: Karsums-2 Daugavins, Babenko – scallops, Ziazov.

Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) – Lada (Togliatti) – 0: 1 (0: 0 0 1 0: 0). Goal: Shulakov.

Avangard (Omsk region) – Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk) – 7: 3 (3: 1, 3, 2, 1: 0). Goals: Sobotka-2, Moser, Parshin-2 Kuryanov Lemtyugov – Sitnikov, Gusev, Lesnuhin.

Ak Bars (Kazan) – Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) – 4: 3 (3: 1, 0: 2 1: 0). Goals: Tkachev-2, Petrov, Moller – Brent Kovarzh, Osala. Mozyakin and ZARIPOV left in stock.

Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) – Severstal (Cherepovets) – 7: 3 (5: 2, 0, 1, 2: 0). Goals: Ternberg, Platt-3 Sprukts, Averin, Yakovlev – Black, Mons, Schaefer.

Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic) – Admiral (Vladivostok) – 1: 3 (1: 2 0 1 0: 0). Goals, “Admiral” Gorshkov, Gyunge, Makarov.

Martigny (Switzerland) – Motorist (Ekaterinburg) – 3: 7 (0: 3, 1: 3, 2, 1). Goals “Motorist”: Tryamkin-2 Petruzhalek-2, Simakov, Emelin, Lepisto.

Will we see a farewell match Alexei Morozov?

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