National Hockey League club “Caroline” plans to conclude a contract with the SKA defender in the coming month Alexander Nikishin said NHL club general manager Don Waddell.
Carolina selected the defenseman 69th overall in the third round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
— The work is still in progress. We spent more time on this player, trying to get him out of Russia, than anyone else. I’m not going to say that’s all. We always talk to people we need to talk to.
We’re hoping that somehow over the next 3-4 weeks before the draft we’ll get a good handle on whether he’s coming or not… One way or another we’ll probably sign him to a contract, and whether he’ll be willing to stay there or not, we still have to know,” reporter Walt Ruff quoted Waddell as saying on social media.
At the closing ceremony of the 2023/2024 Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season, SKA defender Nikishin won two personal awards. He was recognized as the most productive defender and most valuable player in the 2023/2024 season. In addition, the SKA hockey player got into the symbolic team.
As a member of the Russian national team, Nikishin won silver at the Beijing Olympics.
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