Former defenseman for several KHL teams Nikita Shchitov in a conversation with , he called the decision of the St. Petersburg team logical SKA sign a contract with a forward Sergei Andronov .
On Thursday, SKA announced the signing of a two-year agreement with the Olympic champion. Over the past two seasons, 34-year-old Andronov has played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
— SKA has a young team, they need experienced players, because without them there is no result. Experienced guys like Andronov can tell and show how to act in certain situations. They are very important for the locker room. In decisive moments, experienced players enter the field, which SKA lacked. The team was strengthened by several titled players, among them Andronov, who was captain of CSKA and Lokomotiv. It’s a logical decision.
— Andronov is already 34 years old.
“It’s not old enough yet,” Shchitov told .
Andronov is an Olympic champion, Olympic silver medalist, two-time World Championship bronze medalist and two-time Gagarin Cup winner with CSKA.
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