Athletistic/Hockey. “Minnesota” striker Kirill Kaprizov has returned to the United States. This was reported by The Athletic reporter Michael Russo.

Earlier, the Russian traveled from Russia to Turkey and reached New York over the weekend, after which he is expected to fly to Minnesota.

“Kaprizov’s return came 5 weeks earlier than the date originally planned by the Russian. After disturbing reports that he received a fake military ID in 2017 and that his dismissal from the army was to take end on June 30, the club, agent and Russian Kirill’s lawyers have been working hard behind the scenes to bring the striker to the United States well before the start of training camp, which is scheduled for September 22 “, wrote Russo in his article.

“It is still not clear why the striker managed to leave Russia: either the Wild obtained a work visa for him in the United States, or the fact is that the player’s representatives managed to extend the adjournment of the military service at home,” added the journalist. . .

Prior to this, the media wrote that Kaprizov was put on the wanted list in Russia. The hockey player tried to return to the United States, but failed. This happened because of the problems of Russians with a visa.

During the 2021/2022 season, Kaprizov became the fifth-highest scorer in the NHL, scoring 108 (47+61) points in 81 regular season games.

Here’s how news of Kaprizov’s return to the United States, 25, was received by Minnesota fans on social media:

@FullNelson247:

– Don’t mind the unexpected strong wind today in Minnesota, it’s just that the club’s fans breathed a sigh of relief.

@TJRizzz:

– The best news, which in principle can be!

@moosefoligno:

– I feel alive for the first time in weeks!

@SconnieLFCfan:

– Yeah ! Kaprizov has returned to the United States! Good news for fans!

@ZekeBoyat:

– My God, how happy I am!

@Twerkforjustic1:
– The best news of the day!

@Mr_Frans2603:

– I’m very happy to see that Cyril came back safe and sound!

@TGierisch:

– It’s good that we took it out of Russia …

@maxinminn554480:

– May it only be the first day of the month, but this message made my month of August!

@Wade_davidson10:

We got our boy back!

@RojoMojo5:

– Mission accomplished.

@skubzy:

– A star player narrowly escapes military service in his country…

@Bailey__HW:
– Return of the King!

@Atpthornton:

– I hope that all Russian NHL hockey players will arrive safely in North America.

Martin R:

– I’m glad everything went well. I think Kaprizov is not very happy that he couldn’t spend the whole holiday period with his family, so I hope his relatives will come during the season and compensate him for this.

MaxJ:

“It’s good that the Wild player is back in Minnesota, but even happier that his life is now out of danger.

David W:

– Kaprizov’s return is the best news in Minnesota sports in decades!

Brian E:

– I’m not a fan of the Wild, but the news of Kaprizov’s return makes me happy. I was afraid he would be left behind in Russia, where he would waste his talent.

Vince T:

– I think the only way to make sure Kaprizov doesn’t go to Russia next summer is to find him a girl from Minnesota.

Paul E:
– If you want, you can find not a girl, but a couple. In general, you should do everything possible to keep him here until the end of the contract.

Mark O:

– I hope everything is going well for Kirill’s family too!

Henry D:

– Next summer, the general manager and the owner simply will not let Kirill go to Russia after the story that has unfolded now.

Matthew K:

– Probably, Bill Guerin drank the strongest alcohol of his life as soon as he found out that Kaprizov was in the United States.

Dennis B:

Thanks for the good news! I was also worried about Kirill’s return and I think I’m not the only one.

Wise S:

– Welcome back, Cyril! Rest in the north, enjoy the cool breeze, recharge and go!

Recall that before this in Russia there was a scandalous story. In connection with the “Dodger case”, the goalkeeper of the Russian national hockey team, Ivan Fedotov, was arrested. As a result, the former CSKA player will serve in the army. Many assumed Kaprizov would suffer the same fate, but the Minnesota forward still returned to the United States. “Wild” fans can breathe.

Andrei Lipatov, Sport.Ru