Biography
The biographies of the Russian national hockey players have always been interested in sports fans. In 2021, the composition of the "Red Machine" was replenished with a number of young attackers, defenders and goalkeepers. Representative of the Moscow CSKA Konstantin Okulov, among others, received a chance to express themselves at the World Championships in Riga. Now the organizer attack wants to achieve the highest result and over time to become the legend of the KHL and NHL tournaments.Childhood and youth
Konstantin Konstantinovich Okulov was born in Novosibirsk in February 1995. In infancy, he was under the guardianship of the mother, and then the father was engaged in the upbringing, in childhood and adolescence, a former hoping athlete.
Professional hockey player who advocated the youth composition of the club "Siberia", demonstrated the results, but did not reach the speeches for the adulth team. In the younger son, the man saw the fact that the mentors were looking for itself. From the early years of Kostya under the sensitive leadership of the parent learned to skate and hold the club in his hands. Soon it became clear that the boy was able to become an organizer of attacks.
In the early 2000s, Okulov was determined in the sports school, which uprab of a number of players of the highest hockey division. Valery Studenkov became the first coach of the future striker. In an interview, the member of the Russian national team, the heat spoke about the former mentor. He noted that regular classes in childhood laid the basics of technology, and also gave an idea of the strategy and allocation of forces.
Experts and journalists called the 195th birthday team for Siberia. Konstantin, who was considered the main talent, was distinguished from peers with original thinking, the ability to make interceptions and the ability to read the game. The young master acting on the place of the attacker was followed by each opponent's movement and interacted with partners as no one was waiting.
In the adolescence, the eyepieces collided with some difficulties. Endowed with natural talent, the pupil of the Novosibirsk school could not boast of dimensions, the guy, subsequently reached the growth of 183 cm and weight of 83 kg, due to the lack of muscle mass did not show itself in the power struggle. The fact was that a beginner hockey player did not like to go to the "simulator" and run crosses. The absence of physical indicators compensated for the original creative approach.
Hockey
In MHL, where Konstantin debuted at the age of 16, the atmosphere of freedom reigned. The coaches appreciated the striker's ability to break through the playground to a stranger gate and score goals with the go.At the end of the debut season, Konstantin was exhibited at the Draft Junior Continental Hockey League. Having told the 12th place in the final list, the striker received the right to play in an indicative match for the Nadezhda team. Okulov became interested in Moscow clubs, but coaches from Novosibirsk took advantage of the preemptive right and left young talent.
Hockey player fits in the 2nd link of the Siberian Snipers team and held a brilliant season in early 2010. Having learned to implement most of the dangerous moments, Konstantin earned the title of the best scorer of the youth championship and the right to play with adults in the KHL championship.
At the new stage, the Career native Novosibirsk had to change the attitude to the gameplay. When the original tricks ceased to work, an understanding of what should be reversed and learn to follow the rules established by the coaches.
Andrei Skabelka, who worked with Siberia in the 2015/2016 season, said that Okulov is a talented and dilapidative guy, but he takes time to become a stable player. The striker justified the confidence of the mentor and won honored to be called a regular club bulletiner. Goals scored in the goal of rivals have repeatedly entered the top.
In 2017, the striker signed a contract with the CSKA club, based in the Russian capital. In the ability of a guy who had non-standard thinking, with the filing of Igor Nikitin believed the coaching staff. However, at the initial stage, everything was not so simple. Konstantin, could not secure a place in the main team and advocated a double in the matches VHL.
Having made the conclusions from the current situation, Siberian rearranged himself and focused on working in the gym. The award for perseverance was the chance to attach a hand to the fact that the army team won the Gagarin Cup. After spending 19 matches in the playoffs of Russia, Okulov scored 14 points.
In subsequent years, the eyepies improved statistics, regularly appearing in the Moscow team. In 2020, despite the restrictions imposed due to the dissemination of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19, CSKA became the leader of the National Championship, reached the final of the opening Cup and within the Hockey series. Classic "beat Peter SKA.
Personal life
In early 2010, Konstantin fell in love with Anna, who lived in Novosibirsk. At first she became an integral part of his personal life, and then a legitimate wife.
Over time, the family of hockey player who signed a contract with CSKA and received a solid increase to the salary, moved to the capital. Having enlisted the support of the colleague colleagues, beauty from Siberia tried herself as a model. Advertising photos appeared in Instagram accounts and other social networks.
Having used to the new work schedule and gaining confidence in the future, a happy couple at all seriously thought about the birth of children. As a result, twin daughters appeared on the world, the striker became the author of Double.
Father is looking forward to when Anya and children will be able to come to the match and cheer for it. Okulov soul does not make gently favorite girls, now the well-being of loved ones for him is above all.
Konstantin Okulov Now
Konstantin carried out a long-time dream and became a Russian national team player, at the World Championships - 2021 in Riga he played with the best members of the KHL.Fans pleased the fact that the coach Valery Bragin estimated the ability of the striker and included his name in the main application. A special honor was the place of one of the nine assistants of the captain of Anton Slepyshev and the status of the brain center of the first link.
The negative moments include the injury of the clavicle, obtained in the match with the Czech Republic. The attacker on the orders of the mentors left the site, without finishing the game. Colleagues Dmitry Voronkov and Sergey Tolkinsky, replacing Konstantin, in the opinion of sports analysts, were in the team to the yard.
Achievements
- 2014 - the best scorer of the Siberian Snipers team
- 2016 - Bronze medalist of the MHL Championship with "Siberian Snipers"
- 2019 - Gagarin Cup owner with CSKA
- 2019, 2020 - Champion of Russia with CSKA
- 2019, 2021 - West Conference Cup Winner with CSKA
- 2019-2021 - The owner of the Cup of the Continent with CSKA
- 2021 - Silver winner of the Russian Championship with CSKA
- 2021 - Silver Gagarin Cup winner with CSKA