Striker “Salavat Yulaev” Alexander Khmelevsky said he decided to stay in the Kontinental Hockey League, focusing on experience Artemi Panarin And Kirill Kaprizova .
Khmelevsky was selected by the San Jose Sharks with the 185th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. For the team, the 23-year-old forward has played 24 games and provided 10 assists. Since 2022, an American of Ukrainian origin plays for Salavat Yulaev, on Monday the hockey player extended his contract with the club for another year.
– Of course, I looked at the path of Panarin and Kaprizov and would like to follow it. While I have to add a lot of things, a lot of things to achieve to reach their level, because they are really top players,” Khmielewski told The Championship.
Khmelevsky in the last KHL regular season scored 48 points (26 goals and 22 assists) in 67 games, in six playoff games, the forward scored four goals and one assist.
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