Former Red Wings forward and Russian World Junior Championship team coach Igor Larionov spoke with TSN’s Mark Masters about his desire to bring a little “Russian 5” style to the Russian WJC team. The 4:42 interview isn’t embeddable, but it’s not geo-blocked, so you can watch it from the U.S.:
LEGENDARY LESSONS: Russia ?? head coach Igor Larionov talks about his plans to bring Detroit’s ‘Russian Five’ style to his young team at the #WorldJuniors: https://t.co/IQQU9GFKNQ#TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/4kbn5nsdtq— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) December 17, 2020
Here’s the interview summary:
In his first year as Russia’s head coach at the World Juniors, Igor Larionov has a clear vision for how his team should play. “It’s showing my experience and my knowledge to the young players,” the Hockey Hall of Famer said, “and try to help the young guys to see the game a different way than they’re used to seeing it. I’m happy to see some good signs of listening to how we played back in the day and in Detroit with Russian Five.”
