MOSCOW, November 25 – R-Sport. CSKA hockey players with a score of 5: 3 beat the St. Petersburg SKA in the match of the regular season CHL, on the day of the passing of the Honorary President of the Moscow club Viktor Tikhonov. The grandson of legendary coach Viktor Tikhonov, Jr. was involved in all three washers SKA, marked duplicate.
Legends go …
Viktor Tikhonov was admitted to hospital on October 29, the legendary coach suddenly could not walk. November 24, the day of one of the key matches the entire regular season, Tikhonov have been discharged from hospital. There is no doubt that the honorable president of CSKA match would be sure to visit the “red and blue” against SKA – Team advocated by his grandson.
However, on Monday morning came the tragic news: Viktor Tikhonov died on the 85 th year of life. All day the name of the Russian hockey legend did not get away from TV screens and the pages of the electronic media.“The entire world hockey community has lost a great coach, a professional in their field. All my life until the last second, he devoted hockey, even when I was with him in the hospital, we discussed how and what should be done to the Russian national team has risen at the highest level “, – expressed his condolences to President of the Russian Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretiak.
Courage grandson
… CSKA hockey players and SKA go on the ice, children handed them memorable pennant – two clubs play between a 210th match in the national championships. Following a moment of silence. The camera pulls standing in the center of Viktor Tikhonov, Jr., he looks up under the arches of the Ice Palace CSKA Moscow.
One of the main issues in the run-up to the match was the question of participation in it Tikhonov Bush. Hockey player still came out on the ice, to do otherwise, he could not. “As far as I know Tikhonov, he could not go on the ice in the match against CSKA Moscow, it was important for him to go out and play for his grandfather,” – said Tikhonov teammate Patrick Thoresen.
Forward not only went to the ice – This evening he was the best player in the SKA, first organized the first goal of the match for Jimmy Eriksson and then sending his own two goals in the gate CSKA goalkeeper Stanislav Galimov.
However, three goals for SKA in this match turned out too little. The hosts responded ice five goals, three of which are chalked up legionnaires Muscovites Simon Yalmarsson (first double in the KHL) and Jan Muršak (author of the winning goal).
The victory for CSKA, but the protagonist of the evening playing for SKA
The most emotional got a goal Artyukhina Eugene, who was celebrating a goal so violently, as if a stir in the finals Gagarin Cup. Emotions, however, is easily explained – in fact Artyuhin played against his former club, and he wanted to prove that a couple of years ago it was nothing written off Petrograd.
“I do not have this to prove something SKA – Artyuhin after the match clearly evil. – It’s a life of hockey – the transition from club to club. But, of course, wanted to excel, to please himself and the team “.
The point is to put the match, of course, CSKA captain Alexander Radulov, the best scorer of the regular season CHL.
“We have previously lost offensively in St. Petersburg, and now we were able to win, as you say, a leader – Radulov said after the match. – It was hard, because missed the beginning. This is not really a pleasure to play along with the events that took place. This would not wish anyone, nevertheless that’s life. I wish Vite Tikhonov and his family to survive the grief “.
It’s a shame, what a mistake that led to a goal, it made Viktor Tikhonov. Nevertheless striker SKA was the protagonist of the evening. “I did not expect that Victor will play that day – admitted Vladislav Tretiak. – The fact that he took part in the match, highlights his manhood. I do not know, I would go out on the ice in such a situation”.
“I can not imagine how difficult it was to Victor – said Thoresen. – I’m glad that he played well, and very sorry that we could not give him the victory”.
after the victory over CSKA SKA consolidated leadership A summary table of the Continental Hockey League, CSKA Moscow is now eight points ahead of second-mates coming from Peter. CSKA extended the winning streak to nine matches, the next opponent of the “red-blue” on Saturday will be the Moscow “Dynamo”.
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