Matvei Michkov: "Thank you to my teammates for supporting me"

HC SKA forward Matvei Michkov:

- I have positive impressions from this match, the main thing is that we won.

- Will the Nikolai Puchkov Tournament show just how ready SKA are for the 2021/2022 KHL campaign?

- Pre-season tournaments are there for teams to try new things, train certain components and work on special teams. We need to be in optimal form for the season.

- What are your feelings from making your senior SKA debut?

- It was great, my teammates supported me. Thank you to them for that.

- You couldn't use a lot of chances to score during the first two periods, before you eventually got your goal in the third.

- I didn't think about that. I tried to play for the team, giving passes to my partners. I simply took advantage of my opportunity in the third frame after receiving a pass.

- Where does your confidence come from? You're still only 16 years of age, but you scored from a tight angle.

- If you can score from those positions, then why not try? If I won't shoot the puck, how will I score?

- The goalkeeper's shoulder can help too!

- Yes, these things happen.