kovazub94
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- Aug 5, 2010
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Ka-chev?
T is not silent. It's probably hard for non-Russian speakers, so you need to pronounce it as if you were stuttering a bit.
Turning to player - here's a couple of random things to keep in mind:
1. This was his breakout year in the KHL. He was a rookie of a month twice (September and December). He signed with Admiral in offseason when the team from Vladivostok bought his rights from SKA via Omsk. Admiral and Tkachev then signed for another year through 2017-2018 season.
2. He's a product of Omsk hockey system. Two seasons ago he was sold by Avangard to SKA, partially because he had a conflict with (since gone) coaching staff in Omsk. Before this year he was playing mostly in MHL and VHL without any remarkable success. He also spent about 1.5 years in CHL where he was a ppg player. A few years ago he participated in pre-season camp with Oilers and played well enough to earn a contract, that for some unknown reason was not accepted as valid by NHL, so Tkachev went back to Omsk.
3. He's small. Whoever gave him 5'10' was VERY generous. His built is slight as well (he's not Grube or Zuke who are short but have powerful core / lower body). Accordingly, there are concern that he doesn't do too well when the game becomes physical.
4. He does well in open ice and he's very good on PP. I think 2/3 of his goals were scored with a man advantage.