Davide
14-07-2007, 18:52
46 years old CH Jaca's defender Andrei Ovchinnikov (http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=1929) speaks at Ermak Angarsk site, his town of origin, about his experience in european and spanish hockey:
In a hall of small ice arena "Ermak" the vest of well-known Angarsk hockey player Andrey Ovchinnikova hangs, tells an official site of club.
It is located near to M.Tatarinova, S.Krivokrasova, A.Popova, M.Pereyaslova, Y.Zlova's same T-shirts and others. Well-known three Zemko-Ovchinnikov-Zemchenko in due time became an intermediate link between several generations of hockey players from Angarsk: old men of 60th years and the future stars. They to "Sokol" have approached here and began to trace from capital of Ukraine pupils of the Siberian school. After them forward Oleg Sinkov and goalkeeper Alexander Vasilev have departed to Kiev. In a year this way have repeated Michael Tatarinov, Dmitry Saenko, Igor Boldyrev, Vadim Kulabukhov. In Sokol then was more than ten person from Angarsk.
In the 46 years Andrey continues to play hockey, but already in Spain where he has located with family. Last time Angarskans saw the star fellow countryman on a traditional match of stars of Angarsk hockey in 2005, he already played without partners Zemko and Zemchenko. Andrey managed by summer of this year to escape home and to appear in time just to an output Ermak from holiday. The conversation took place in new palace of sports
- What wind in Angarsk, Andrey?
- It would be desirable to come more often to city of the childhood, but work in Spain holds.
- It is connected with hockey?
- No, I work in a civil engineering firm, but with hockey have not fastened. The soul and is torn to an ice. However, now to me the tempting offer has arrived to train a hockey team: on rollers. I shall return to Spain and I shall be check conditions of the contract. Alas, at a hockey classical team have taken the Spanish trainer.
- Where do you live in Spain?
- In the north in the city of Jaca near to Zaragoza. We with the wife and the son live in mountain district in Pyrenees. Fresh air, red wine, the magnificent nature salutarily affect on health. At us have now constructed a new ice palace on 3000 places, I do not know, that will make with old. Spaniards while do not have greater achievements in hockey, but they go for a drive is class.
- The Spanish language have already mastered in perfection?
- I would not tell. The son criticizes me about my accent. To give interview in Spanish and to support any conversation I in a condition.
- Miss on the native land?
- I now half the Siberian, half Kiev resident. In Kiev now it is a lot of problems, and the Europe lives a measured, apolitical life. For the son stay in Spain is very useful, actually, we with the wife because of him here and live, though I very much love Angarsk and Kiev.
- And than is engaged the spouse?
- Her work depends on the tourists, coming to drive on skis, to visit mountains. In this year in all Europe there was no snow because of warm weather, here and idle time has turned out at her. It was necessary to me to strain to one for all family.
- Accept you Spain?
- I have visited Sweden, three years were in Germany and I consider that Spaniards culture does not suffice. They can smoke and ignore beside a standing ashtray, all the same the cigarette will appear on a floor. In Germany such liberties do not say goodbye.
- Watch for native Ermak?
- Necessarily. On the Internet I find out results of matches, I am constantly called back with friends.
- And with Angarsk partners on Kiev Sokol communicate?
- Yes. Goalkeeper Vasilev has now got over to Belgorod and trains goalkeepers. Mashugyn has left for Kharkov. With Zemchenko somehow our ways dispatch. I know almost full information about all comrades
- What was your dream?
- Know, I dreamed Ermak to play with the in Super League. At me still there lived V.Novokshenov, for him there were no barrier.
- And NHL dreamed to play?
- No. For me very much a question at issue from NHL. Who has told, what it is the most strongest league in the world? I do not agree with this statement, and competitions comparative with the European clubs were not. Kovalchuck and Ovechkin shine in the clubs. Here and a level of NHL.
- You have played in Sweden, Germany, Spain, there the level of hockey has grown recently?
- I would not tell. In Germany the level was tightened in that sense to not allow to play another. And in Switzerland too. Staginess of hockey suffers from it.
Original interview in cyrillic (http://www.allhockey.ru/news/6998/14-07-2007/)
In a hall of small ice arena "Ermak" the vest of well-known Angarsk hockey player Andrey Ovchinnikova hangs, tells an official site of club.
It is located near to M.Tatarinova, S.Krivokrasova, A.Popova, M.Pereyaslova, Y.Zlova's same T-shirts and others. Well-known three Zemko-Ovchinnikov-Zemchenko in due time became an intermediate link between several generations of hockey players from Angarsk: old men of 60th years and the future stars. They to "Sokol" have approached here and began to trace from capital of Ukraine pupils of the Siberian school. After them forward Oleg Sinkov and goalkeeper Alexander Vasilev have departed to Kiev. In a year this way have repeated Michael Tatarinov, Dmitry Saenko, Igor Boldyrev, Vadim Kulabukhov. In Sokol then was more than ten person from Angarsk.
In the 46 years Andrey continues to play hockey, but already in Spain where he has located with family. Last time Angarskans saw the star fellow countryman on a traditional match of stars of Angarsk hockey in 2005, he already played without partners Zemko and Zemchenko. Andrey managed by summer of this year to escape home and to appear in time just to an output Ermak from holiday. The conversation took place in new palace of sports
- What wind in Angarsk, Andrey?
- It would be desirable to come more often to city of the childhood, but work in Spain holds.
- It is connected with hockey?
- No, I work in a civil engineering firm, but with hockey have not fastened. The soul and is torn to an ice. However, now to me the tempting offer has arrived to train a hockey team: on rollers. I shall return to Spain and I shall be check conditions of the contract. Alas, at a hockey classical team have taken the Spanish trainer.
- Where do you live in Spain?
- In the north in the city of Jaca near to Zaragoza. We with the wife and the son live in mountain district in Pyrenees. Fresh air, red wine, the magnificent nature salutarily affect on health. At us have now constructed a new ice palace on 3000 places, I do not know, that will make with old. Spaniards while do not have greater achievements in hockey, but they go for a drive is class.
- The Spanish language have already mastered in perfection?
- I would not tell. The son criticizes me about my accent. To give interview in Spanish and to support any conversation I in a condition.
- Miss on the native land?
- I now half the Siberian, half Kiev resident. In Kiev now it is a lot of problems, and the Europe lives a measured, apolitical life. For the son stay in Spain is very useful, actually, we with the wife because of him here and live, though I very much love Angarsk and Kiev.
- And than is engaged the spouse?
- Her work depends on the tourists, coming to drive on skis, to visit mountains. In this year in all Europe there was no snow because of warm weather, here and idle time has turned out at her. It was necessary to me to strain to one for all family.
- Accept you Spain?
- I have visited Sweden, three years were in Germany and I consider that Spaniards culture does not suffice. They can smoke and ignore beside a standing ashtray, all the same the cigarette will appear on a floor. In Germany such liberties do not say goodbye.
- Watch for native Ermak?
- Necessarily. On the Internet I find out results of matches, I am constantly called back with friends.
- And with Angarsk partners on Kiev Sokol communicate?
- Yes. Goalkeeper Vasilev has now got over to Belgorod and trains goalkeepers. Mashugyn has left for Kharkov. With Zemchenko somehow our ways dispatch. I know almost full information about all comrades
- What was your dream?
- Know, I dreamed Ermak to play with the in Super League. At me still there lived V.Novokshenov, for him there were no barrier.
- And NHL dreamed to play?
- No. For me very much a question at issue from NHL. Who has told, what it is the most strongest league in the world? I do not agree with this statement, and competitions comparative with the European clubs were not. Kovalchuck and Ovechkin shine in the clubs. Here and a level of NHL.
- You have played in Sweden, Germany, Spain, there the level of hockey has grown recently?
- I would not tell. In Germany the level was tightened in that sense to not allow to play another. And in Switzerland too. Staginess of hockey suffers from it.
Original interview in cyrillic (http://www.allhockey.ru/news/6998/14-07-2007/)