Below is an excerpt from the RussianProspects.com article:
And what else did they teach?
We had a very interesting meeting about ties with journalists. They teach us how to work with the camera. And also that journalists usually ask the same questions (pause, sly mow)…
Really interesting…
That it’s better to anticipate questions, never be ashamed, always smile and reply calmly. (smiles) We also had meetings with focus on skating, stick handling, different kinds of shoot. Their methods of training were really interesting. While training our skating we had drills made up for figure skating. I never worked like that. Americans were used to train like that while I looked like a dunderhead (smiles). But I tried hard and the coach praised me because I skate well, even if the he gave me the puck and showed my errors.
You had many?
Well yes. I will have to train at least 15 minutes on ice working separately on them. I didn't know the drills they showed me, either the ones for the agility or for the flexibility. It was truly useful to me.
Never felt like it would be hard to adapt to the NA style of hockey?
I've got double feelings, I played quite well. I didn't score, but I had two assists.
Rinks are smaller...
You simply have to think faster. Shoot, never limit yourself and that's all. In America the game is simpler, just dump the puck in the zone and go. In Russia you get into the zone, there is plenty of room, you can do a pause. There it's simpler, but you have to shoot or you'll get lost.
In an interview with Soviet Sports magazine in America you said that in Canada there is such an organization that in the locker room there is bubble bath and hairspray.
Yes and friends now tease me for that. (smiles) There were also shaving cream and razors.
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