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“Panarin’s grandfather instilled confidence in Artemy, transferred strength and energy” – former director of Traktor Balandin
Artemy Panarin / Photo: © ARENA PLAY
His grandfather had a great influence on the development of Rangers hockey player Artemy Panarin as a child, said former Traktor director Andrei Balandin.
The Rangers beat Carolina in Game 6 of the series 5-3 on Thursday to advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals. Panarin gave two assists in this game. In total, the Russian has 11 points (4+7) in 10 matches in the playoffs.
— Grandfather took Artemy from Korkino to hockey in Chelyabinsk, but he didn’t fit into Traktor. Then he played for the Signal school along with my son Nikita. Then he went to Vityaz and was able to start playing. Now he is one of the leaders of the Rangers and plays effectively, confirming his high level. Panarin is already a mature master. We hope he can win the Stanley Cup.
— Aren’t you surprised that the guy from Korkino has achieved such heights?
— A lot of people from the periphery become stars in order to break out to a better life. They take everything more responsibly and want to prove themselves. All the nuggets are from the outback. There is nothing surprising here. I was more surprised by his grandfather’s confidence. We often communicated with him when he brought Artemy to training. I had an equipment store at the Tractor school, and he constantly drank tea from me. I was amazed: my grandfather was simply confident that Panarin would play at a very high level. And he was just a child then.
Apparently, his grandfather instilled this confidence in him, transferred all his strength and energy. He is the creator of his grandson. It should also be noted that Oleg Znark, who became Panarin’s father-in-law. Perhaps he also has a positive influence and gives advice in some areas. In the past, Znarok was a good player, also a former coach of the Russian national team and a three-time winner of the Gagarin Cup,” RB Sport quotes Balandin as saying.
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Canada’s national hockey team has announced its bid for the 2026 Olympics. The list also included Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand and other experienced players.
Among the young hockey players, forward McClean Celebrini, who is in just his second season in the NHL, was also included in the application. The San Jose player scored 60 points this season and is in the top 3 in the points race.
The NHL sent a player to the Olympics for the first time since 2014.
Goalkeepers: Thompson (Washington), Camper (Los Angeles), Binnington (St. Louis).
Defenders: Toews (Colorado), Theodore (Vegas), Sanheim (Philadelphia), Pareiko (St. Louis), Morrissey (Winnipeg), Makar (Colorado), Harley (Dallas), Doughty (Los Angeles).
Forward: Celebrini (San Jose), Cirelli (Tampa Bay), Crosby (Pittsburgh), Hagel (Tampa Bay), Horvat (Islanders), MacKinnon (Colorado), Marchand (Florida), Marner (Vegas), McDavid (Edmonton), Point (Tampa Bay), Rinehart (Florida), Stone (Vegas), Suzuki (Montreal), Wilson (Washington).
Canada will play in a group with the Czech Republic, Switzerland and France.
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New York Islanders defeated Chicago 3:2 in the NHL regular season match, and Matthew Schaefer, the first overall pick of the 2025 draft, scored a point and broke the League record.
Schaefer became the youngest defenseman in NHL history to reach 25 points. It took the player 40 matches to achieve this; this was the fourth fastest time among defensemen in history.
The Islanders remain in the top 4 in the East.
Champion Florida ends the year with a loss. The Panthers lost to Montreal 2:3 in overtime, but they were two goals ahead at the time of the game. Montreal is in second place in the rankings and Florida is in 4th place.
Toronto is trying to emerge from the crisis. Maple defeated New Jersey 4-0 but still sits in 6th place in the league.
Regular season in NHL
toronto – New Jersey 4:0
Florida -Montreal 2:3 in overtime
pittsburgh – Carolina 5:1
Chicago – New York Islanders 2:3 in shootouts
Vancouver – Philadelphia 3:6
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Junior World Hockey Championship. The first participant in the fight for survival has been announced
The matches on the fourth day of the U-20 World Junior Hockey Championship have started.
In a brutal match, Switzerland beat Germany 4-0, sending their opponents into a survival game that will pit the Germans against the last team in Group B.
Germany finished without points and advanced to the knockout stages along with Switzerland, Sweden, the USA and Slovakia, although their final group positions will be determined by subsequent matches.
Junior Hockey World Championship U-20. Group A
Switzerland – Germany 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Discs: 11:42 Korbler (Meyer, Blessing) – 1:0, 13:10 Reber (Mudjli, Steiner) – 2:0, 21:08 Korbler – 3:0, 26:10 Johnson (Sansonnes, Mottard) – 4:0
Goalkeepers: Kirsch – Neisse
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