Ahead of Chelyabinsk “Tractors » Andrei Svetlakov explained why he turned down the option of moving to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
In May, the 28-year-old Russian signed a contract with Traktor, which runs until the end of the 2026/27 season.
— Have you had negotiations with other KHL clubs? Who were the suitors?
— The agent said that Ak Bars and Lokomotiv were interested in me.
— There was information in the media that you did not want to join Igor Nikitin’s team. It’s true?
— It didn’t exist, I respect Igor Valerievich as a coach and a person. He taught me a lot, we won the cup together at CSKA. It’s just that at this stage of my career I decided to go to Chelyabinsk, setting myself completely new goals and objectives,” Svetlakov quotes Metaratings.ru.
Svetlakov graduated from CSKA. As a member of the Moscow team, the striker became a three-time winner of the Gagarin Cup, played 517 matches and scored 197 points (76 goals and 121 assists).
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