Before “Ak Barca » Yevgeny Svechnikov who once played for NHL club San Jose Sharks, told he wanted to get back on track and show what he was capable of after several tough seasons.
Kazan “Ak Bars” on August 11 signed a contract with Svechnikov. The contract with the 26-year-old Russian is designed for two seasons. Svechnikov has been part of the Kazan club system since 2011 and played for the main team of Ak Bars from 2013 to 2014, after which he moved abroad. Last season, the striker played in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks – in 59 games the striker scored 14 points (8 + 6) with a utility indicator of -6.
– Your career abroad was like a roller coaster, when a fall followed a rise, injuries pile up, you were put on a rebound project… When you said that in Russia you would like to reboot mentally, did you mean that?
“You can’t say in minutes what I went through. Along the way I picked up all the stones! And there were injuries and new teams every year. And that means a new city, a new coach , each time you have to integrate into a new team, and everything takes time.
I don’t blame anyone and I’m just happy with how my hockey destiny turned out. It’s not that I need to restart. But I know what kind of player I can be and what I can bring to the team. But in the last few years, I kind of lost my rhythm, kind of a core was lost. I want to get back on track and show what I can do. I hope I can find myself in Ak Bars, I will take it a notch higher. The team sets huge goals,” Svechnikov told .
The Fonbet KHL Championship regular season kicks off on September 1 with the Opening Cup game between CSKA and Ak Bars.
Source : MatchTV
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