Nail Yakupov and Alex Galchenyuk are good friends and former teammates. Now they are competing for World Junior gold against each other. On the eve (or morning) of Team Russia’s first game against Team USA at the 2013 World Juniors, enjoy some stories both guys have told us.
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Yak is my favorite of the Fab Five, even before his first game. I really hope he is not hammered into a round hole by ‘the man’. Yakkety Yak, please talk back.
nail yakupov has not impressed me at all yet, I hope he picks his game up I want to see him do well
Sure glad the rumours of PK to the Oil for Yak were false .
Although I like Nail and his honesty, the Russian factor scares me…….that being high maintenence and moody.
Players from NA are taught very early to be good team mates…..I do not see any real evidence to the contrary for the Russians.
I hope I’m wrong.