Nikita Mikhailis was placed on the bench at the top KHL club and the decision was explained – Hockey

Head coach “Metallurga” commented on the match KHL against “Tractors” (0:4) and told why the hockey player Kazakhstan national team Nikita Mikhailis was the 13th striker, Sports.kz reports with reference to Shaiba.kz.

— In principle, the game was equal, we lost in small things. The majority didn't score. We got the stupidest sending off when the score was 0:1, when we could have turned the tide of the game and there were chances. So these little things are not little things. I would like to see gaming discipline fall into place. During the debriefing after the game they emphasized this.

— Nikita Mikhailis stopped appearing quite early, but he came out in the third period. Is this related to his state of health?
– No, it’s not connected.

– What were you pursuing by sending him for a while…