Press Conference «Barys – Neftekhimik» 1/15/2026
15.01.2026
Neftekhimik Head Coach Igor Grishin speaks with the media after a following 1–0 win over Barys.
– It turned out to be a difficult, sticky game for us. In principle, it is similar to the previous game against Ak Bars. Then we spent a lot of psychological energy and strength. Today we had a hard time creating goal–scoring chances, but games like this bring the team together: the guys swear and fight for each other. They are great!– In the second game in a row, Yaroslav Ozolin gets a shutout...
– Yaroslav plays great, the whole team helps him. It so happened that at first Filipp Dolganov played a lot, and now, due to his injury, Yaroslav Ozolin has a lot of on ice time.
– Are there any things that you would like to improve?
– You always want to play better. For example, you want to control the puck more and play offensively. But this does not always work out, because there is no game after game.
– Throughout the entire game, the players of your team did not battled for Lady Byng Trophy, they always played physical hockey...
– Overall, hockey is a tough game. If someone plays for Lady Byng Trophy, then I think they will not achieve any result. All teams focus on the slot; they always play very hard there. This is, so to speak, a family home; strangers cannot be allowed in there. Today we played as usual. In addition, I cannot say that the opponent played softly. Throughout the game there were puck battles.
