Czech hockey player Patrick Eliash in the Spittin ‘Chiclets podcast told how in the 2005/2006 season during a lockout in the National Hockey League (NHL) he played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
“I went to Russia because they paid me a lot of money there in a couple of months. Magnitogorsk is a terrible city, a nightmare, ”said the hockey player. He added that he developed hepatitis and an inguinal hernia in Russia, after which he had been recovering for almost a year. At the same time, Eliash stressed that he was satisfied with the level of hockey in Metallurg, as he could play together with Evgeny Malkin and Peter Sikora.
In the 2005/2006 season, the Czech forward, waiting for the NHL lockout, played for one season for Metallurg. The athlete spent most of his career at the New Jersey Devils NHL club, in which he became a two-time Stanley Cup winner. Eliash has a total of 1,240 league appearances.
The Spittin Chiclets podcast is out in the US. Its author Ryan Whitney, along with guests, often criticizes Russians and life in the country. In particular, American hockey player Brian Berard described free drinking with girls in Russia, and Canadian player Brandon Sugden spoke about the beginning of alcoholism due to life in the country.
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