Agent Dan Milstein, representing the interests of the newcomer”Salavat Yulaeva » Alexander Khmelevsky told how the hockey player decided to move to the Ufa club.
– Three days ago, on Saturday, Khmelevsky did not accept a qualifying offer of “San Jose “. We discussed the options with Sasha, and he himself asked me: “What can be said about the KHL?”
I replied that it is a strong league. And immediately decided to call Viktor Kozlov – the new head coach of Salavat Yulaev, with whom I have a good relationship.
Kozlov watched the video, made his decision, then called his friend Yevgeny Nabokov who works with goaltenders in San Jose. I asked him what kind of guy he was. Nabokov was very surprised that Khmelevsky decided to go to the KHL. But he said he is a very high quality striker who can become one of Salavat Yulaev’s top scorers.
After that, negotiations took place with the general manager of SU. We agreed on the terms of the contract in a single day. Sasha decided within half an hour that he was going to the KHL,” Milstein said.
In total, the 23-year-old Khmelevsky, who once played for San Jose, has 24 NHL games, in which he has provided 10 assists. For the firm Sharks in the AHL, the forward played 122 games and scored 90 points (35 + 55).
The striker is a silver and bronze medalist of the world junior championships.
Source : MatchTV
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