Interview Maksim Samankov (hockey Steaua) - I.L.78 (177)
Interview with Maksim Samankov/ Interviu cu Maksim Samankov (goalie hockey Steaua) - I.L.78 (177) (01.06.2024)
Hi everyone,
This is another interview done in English with one of the acquisitions from 2023 (a goalkeeper from Miercurea Ciuc) into the hockey team of Steaua - Maksim Samankov
he is originally from the City of Novopolotsk in Belarus, birth date: 11.12.1989, 187 cm, 100 Kg
Catch: left hand, wears: #30 & only 1 season #31
Now leaves in Bucharest, used to leave in Grodno, Belarus
Master în Sport School
He started playing hockey the day after his 6th birthday when one of his friends (that was already playing) took him
2014-2015 Continental Cup Superfinals Best Goaltender
Received Romanian Citizenship on 2.12.2020 (so he has dual citizenship from both Belarus and România)
2005-2010 at Khimik SkA 2 Novopolotsk (Belarus)
2010-2011 at Neman Grodno 2 (Belarus)
2011-2012 at HK Lida (Belarus) (played #31)
01.08.2012 transfer from HK Lida to Neman Grodno (both in Belarus) (2012-2019)
05.07.2019 transfer from Neman Grodno to Csikszereda (HSC Miercurea Ciuc, România) (2019-2023)
26.08.2023 transfer from Csikszereda to Steaua București, at the same time with another goalie from Ciuc to Steaua: Ors Adorjan
2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 played with Neman Grodno in Champions League
Played in Romanian National Championship/ Cup, Continental Cup, Erste Liga (Hungary), Belarus Extraliga/ Cup/ Open League, Vysshaya Liga, CHL - Champions Hockey League
Beside the 2 citizenship countries, he also speaks English & Hungarian languages
He played basketball for the school team
Link for the podcast (link pentru emisiune):
https://youtube.com/live/wyi1iggsWCE