Athletistic/Hockey. Ak Bars will sign a contract with defender Alexei Marchenko. However, the agreement will be experimental in nature.
According to Metaratings.ru, the 31-year-old Russian has already passed a medical examination at the Kazan club. It should be noted that based on the results of the trial agreement, a decision will be made in the coming weeks on the possible conclusion of a full-fledged contract. During the initial contract, Ak Bars management wants to ensure that Alexey fully recovers from his knee surgery.
Last season, Alexey Marchenko played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. In 22 matches of the KHL regular season, he scored 5 (0+5) performance points with an overall utility coefficient of “+3”. During the Gagarin Cup, the defender played 12 matches and scored three assists with a neutral utility indicator of “0”. In 2018, Marchenko became an Olympic champion as part of the Russian national team.
Source: Sport
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