There is no Russia at the Ice Hockey World Championship, but in Russian – one of the best
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May 21, 202214:25
Alexander Krokhmal, Journalist
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Sport.ru
Already on Saturday in Helsinki, the key match of group A will probably take place. The Swiss and Canadians will clash with each other in detention, and will evaluate who exactly will take first place. One of the most famous figures in Europe at the tournament is our compatriot Denis Malgin, who participates in the event team. In the table of scorers, he is in second place with 8 (4 + 4) points after honored veteran Roman Chervenka. Not the most overall, but very dexterous, playful and cunning, bought in every game. The level of rivals from Italy, Denmark, Kazakhstan and Slovakia was quite modest. But still, the second link of the Swiss, led by Malgin, so far completely outperforms the shock trio of the NHL, such as Hischer, Mayer and Kurashev.
Even before the start of the Olympics, our compatriot gave an interview to the media. “I won’t close the road to the KHL,” at a meeting in my speech, “There is a sports championship, competition matches on small venues, which makes the game more interesting. And the youth develops. Justin Azevedo has seen a lot of things for me. A cool player who spoke only good things about his stay in Kazan. He liked everything there. The KHL is a great option to continue your career if you receive an offer from a team that sets serious goals. But while I go step by step. Olympics, playing for Zurich in the playoffs, the World Cup. And I also want to try my hand at the NHL.”
Since then, the world situation has changed, and hit. Because Malgin can forget about the Russian career for now, as advertising develops. The forward will certainly be in demand in the NHL, where he previously played in Florida and Toronto. A few years ago, our Russian CSKA considered his candidacy. But in the end, he quickly rejected it, having read that good technical equipment and a bright head in no way compensate for modest dimensions. From the biography we know that Denis Malgin is our man, but he was born in the embassy.
His father is Albert Malgin, a respected Permian and also a well-known person in sports. In Soviet times, he played for Molot and Khimki. Then he already settled away, where he first played, and then held the posts of head coach and manager in various clubs in the lower divisions. Denis’s father never lost touch with his family. He always brought children to relatives in his beloved Perm. As Albert watched journalists, even now he follows the KHL and watches hockey broadcasts on the Sport Express channel.
At the Olympics itself, Denis Malgin was never able to find himself properly. An athlete unknown before the start of the tournament who became ill with a coronavirus. But upon returning to his homeland, he played well for Zurich. The team reached with him to the 7th match of the playoff final against Zug. It was Malgin, who scored 9 goals in the Cup stage, who dragged the Lions to himself. He was almost a 100% MVP in the playoffs had his team not missed out on the title with a 3-0 lead in the series. But he can safely correct the situation in the coming days in Finland.
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