Hockey player Evgeny Malkin advised Ilya Kovalchuk not to return to Russia

The hockey player of the National Hockey League Club (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeny Malkin believes that Ilya Kovalchuk should not return to the continental hockey league (KHL).

The 36-year-old Kovalchuk was previously withdrawn from Los Angeles Kings . He can still train with other teammates, but does not take part in matches.

"I want to wish Ilya Patience, we all support him. The conflict with the coach or the club? All this is happening for the second year. Maybe Kovalchuk has not joined the team. Of course, the only way out is to change his career. I don’t know about the KHL, will he go there. If there are any proposals, it is better to stay in the north America, ”Malkin said in an interview with Match TV .

Recall that Malkin himself firmly settled behind the ocean, becoming a US citizen .

This season, Kovalchuk spent 17 matches in the NHL regular championship, in which he scored 9 (3+6) points. The last time he went to the ice as part of Los Angeles Kings on November 10 in the game of the NHL regular championship with Montreal Canadiens.