The Head Coach”Avant-garde » Mikhail Kravets says the striker Ivan Nikolishin can play for the Omsk team in the pre-season Blinov Cup.
Previously, Avangard, following the exchange, received the sports rights of Nikolishin of Amur.
– Ivan Nikolishin can already play in the Blinov Cup. As far as I know, injuries don’t bother him. It is expected that he can play from the first matches of the championship. Tomorrow he will undergo a medical examination – and in combat. I worked with him at Amur, a very good all-round centre-forward. Our first center, of course, will be Ryan Spooner, but Nikolishin can claim the role of center of the second or third link, ”reports the correspondent of according to the words of the specialist.
On Monday, Avangard beat Neftekhimik 5:4 in overtime at the tournament.
The new KHL season kicks off on September 1 with the opening Cup game between CSKA and Ak Bars.
Source : MatchTV

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