Owner of an NHL clubMinnesota Wild Craig Leipold expressed concern about the situation around the team’s Russian striker Kirill Kaprizova .
Earlier it was reported that Kaprizov may be linked to former police officer Farit Samigullin, who was arrested for illegally helping buy military tickets. Conflicting information is received regarding the striker’s whereabouts: it was reported that he had returned to the United States, but Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin said the player was still in Russia. Hockey agent Shumi Babaev on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on the channel, he said that Kaprizov was undergoing rehabilitation in Germany.
“It’s very hard not to be nervous about it, isn’t it?” I think every team that has Russian players comforts itself with the words: “No, we’re not nervous now.” Until he comes back to the States, I’ll be a little nervous.
Kaprizov just wanted to return to his homeland, to visit his family. We hope there will be no problems. We, like 30 other league teams, will be happy when [российские игроки] will return to the United States, – quotes the words of Leipold Yahoo Sports.
The Minnesota owner has confirmed that the club is ready at the first opportunity to renew the contract of Kaprizov, 25, valid until 2026.
– We like it. If we could sign him for eight years, we would have,” the official added.
Last season, Kaprizov scored 116 points in 87 regular season and NHL playoff games.
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