Zavarukhin called the nature of the Traktor goalkeeper’s injury a military secret

In the first match of the semi-final series between Traktor and Lokomotiv, the Chelyabinsk team lost to the Yaroslavl team.

The meeting took place on Yaroslavl ice. The score on the scoreboard after the end of the game showed 5:2. However, it was not only the scored goals that became the reason for discussion at the post-match press conference. Much has been said about the tough play of the Lokomotiv players against the Traktor goalkeepers, one of whom had to leave the field due to injury. Zach Fucale was injured after colliding with Yaroslavl striker Maxim Shalunov.

The head coach of the Chelyabinsk team, Alexei Zavarukhin, refused to tell reporters about the nature of the injury received by the goalkeeper, calling this information a military secret. At the same time, Zavarukhin said that Traktor would draw the attention of the KHL to the tough play of the Lokomotiv hockey players against the Chelyabinsk goalkeepers. “We came to play hockey, but if there are attacks on our goalkeeper, we will not leave it,” said Alexey Zavarukhin.

At the same time, Lokomotiv head coach Igor Nikitin denies intent to injure the Chelyabinsk goalkeeper. “It seems to me that there is a game moment there. Needless to say, it happened and happened. There was no intent on Maxim’s part,” said the Yaroslavl coach.

Previously “MK-Chelyabinsk” wrote that “Traktor” and “Metallurg” are starting the battle in the KHL semi-finals.