According to , the defender Artemy Knyazev will sign a contract with Kazan “Ak Barsom” until the end of the season.
Earlier, the NHL club Winnipeg, in the system of which 22-year-old Knyazev plays, announced that the player would play in the KHL for Torpedo on loan. At the same time, Ak Bars owned the sports rights to the hockey player.
A source told that Torpedo head coach Igor Larionov really wants to see Knyazev in his team, as he is well aware of his abilities to work together in the youth team. However, Ak Bars rejected the Nizhny Novgorod club’s offers to trade or lease the player.
On December 27, Knyazev will sign a contract with Ak Bars until the end of the season.
The defenseman played 20 games with Winnipeg’s AHL farm club the Manitoba Moose, scoring 5 (0+5) points with a utility rating of -12.
Source : MatchTV
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