Kazan Hockey Club “AK bars” ready to make offer to Canadian goalkeeper Carter Hart replace Timur Bilialov .
Earlier, reported that Ak Bars would not make an offer to Bilyalov, who would most likely move to Avangard Omsk.
The Kazan club set its sights on Hart, 25, who was selected by Philadelphia in the second round of the draft, 48th overall, in 2016. In February, the goaltender’s NHL career was cut short due to of a trial in which five young Canadian hockey players were accused of sexual assault. The players in question are: Hart, forwards Dillon Dube (Calgary) and Alex Formenton (Ambri-Piotta, Switzerland), as well as forward Michael MacLeod and defenseman Cal Foote (both from New Jersey).
— All five will probably continue their careers in Russia, because they won’t even be accepted into European leagues. Ak Bars is the most active competitor, they need Hart. Kazan would take the rest, but the limit of three foreign players interferes. The bottom line now is that hockey players must obtain judicial authorization to leave North America. In this case, Hart will be able to sign a contract with Ak Bars, which needs a top goalkeeper. In terms of potential, this goalkeeper has talent at the level of Ilya Sorokin,” a source close to the matter told .
All four players’ contracts with their NHL clubs expire July 1.
Hart won gold at the World Junior Championship (2018) and silver at the World Championship (2019) and played in 227 NHL games for Philadelphia with a 90.6% save percentage.
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