Alexey Grishin: "It will be a physical game with Jokerit"

- Everyone in the team has welcomed me warmly, very positively. I can say that everything is excellent.

- Was there any sort of welcoming ritual?

- No, I was just congratulated with my debut before my first game.

- Were you already familiar with some SKA players?

- Yes, I am friends with Artemiy Panarin from when we played for Vityaz together. I played with Viktor Tikhonov, Yury Alexandrov and Maxim Chudinov in the Super Series against Canada, and I know Andrey Ermakov from Spartak.

- What can we expect from Jokerit?

- They have a very quick team. Plus the rink is a bit smaller here, than in Saint Petersburg. As a result I think that the game will be a fast, physical one, with lots of goal scoring chances. We will try to not let Jokerit have too many opportunities.