It wasn’t the start that Russia’s Ak Bars Academy wanted at the 2019 Mac’s AAA Midget Hockey Tournament. “Fans are the best,” said Vasiliev, who jammed a loose puck in the crease past Lethbridge goalie Ty Young for the game-winning goal. “The support is very, very good.”After his goal, Vasiliev skated by to salute the fans and they responded by yelling ‘Molodtsy!’ which roughly translates to ‘Good on you’ in Russian. Fellow Ak Bars forward Vladimir Batiukin was impressed with the support from the boisterous backers. “We’re so excited because it’s the first time we came to Canada to participate in such a huge tournament.

Source: National Post December 28, 2019 02:26 UTC