General manager “Avant-garde » Anton Kurianov in an interview with , he said that it was not easy for the club to decide to part ways with the striker Nikolai Prokhorkin at the end of the KHL season.
Prokhorkin joined Avangard last season following a trade with Sibir. On May 18, it was announced that the hockey player left the team. The 30-year-old Russian played 38 games for Avangard, including the regular season and playoffs, and scored 24 (12+12) points.
— Tomas Jurcho was ideal in terms of value for money. Why couldn’t it be saved?
— There are no questions, but there are certain nuances that prevented us from keeping this player.
— What can you say about Damir Zhafyarov and Nikolai Prokhorkin?
— Both of their contracts with Avangard have expired. The most difficult decision concerned Prokhorkin. But ultimately we came to the conclusion that we needed a right-footed center forward, American Cole Cassels. It prevailed,” Kuryanov told .
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