The rising star of French hockey is satisfied with his performance during this Italian camp: “We had a good performance against Ukraine. I’ve played the whole game. We were above them to play our game. I didn’t play the second game against Poland. Personally, I think it went well. I felt good, even during training. All in all, I’m quite happy with this meeting. »
Sans Polodyan is Nikulin
On the ice of the Iceparc, this Tuesday evening, the Angloys will face an Angevin team that last week sacked the head coach, Mario Richer. A surprise decision by the Angevin board of directors, because the Dukes have their counter more than green this season. Third in the league just a few points behind Grenoble and Rouen, also qualified for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, the Angevins will also play the Continental Cup final next January, at home, to try and win a European title. Furthermore, they remained on a run of nine consecutive wins in their last ten matches in all competitions.
Can the absence of a tactician behind the bench give Hormadi a shot? “It will be complicated, anticipates Charles Schmitt. Angers is one of the best teams in the league. Play the title. We will have to be good. We had a good first game at home in the first leg, then a failed game here at home. We will have to rely on what we had obviously done with their ice cream», explains the number 21.
After sustaining a heavy concussion against Bordeaux following a charge to the head, Alexey Polodyan will not be traveling to Maine-et-Loire, although the Russian returned to the ice this Monday after training for some kicking. This was also the case for his friend Alexander Nikulin, who is starting to point the tip of his nose at the Basque ice cube again.
