Ice Hockey - Varese, a real hockey craze: Mastini kicks off with 300 fans - Sports - Varese News

There is a great appetite for hockey in Varese, as demonstrated by the approximately 300 fans who came to watch the Mastini's first training session , almost in full force: for now, only Bertin, Re and Terzago are missing from the roll call.

The first to step onto the ice of the Acinque Ice Arena was Pisarenko, who came under special observation given the fine tradition of goalkeepers who have saved on the slopes of the Sacri Monte, greeted by the choirs of the Ragazzi della Nord who sang and played their drums throughout the training session.

The training session was played at a good pace , with Da Rin's men, a coach never forgotten and who returns to the yellow and black after five years, skating intensely for an hour.

And speaking of skating, Raphael Bastille seemed really fast, and alongside him we'll certainly need a very fast puck carrier, as he himself confirmed to us: "I consider myself a very fast skater, and I think my distinguishing features are precisely speed and positional awareness." When asked about his first impressions of the city, his answer is unequivocal: "Besides being a beautiful city, I noticed a tremendous warmth from the fans. If they're welcomed like this in practice, who knows? In games!"

Mastini captain Andrea Vanetti also had some kind words in his comments at the end of the first official training session: "We've rediscovered a great sense of serenity, a feeling we haven't felt in a long time, and this helps us get off to a great start. When your head is clear and your spirits are light, everything feels better."