Olympic hockey champion Sergei Chirokov became a playerSiberia “, the Novosibirsk club’s website reported.
The deal with the 38-year-old striker is for one season.
— Shirokov is a highly qualified and honored master who needs no further introduction. We are confident that his skills, experience and strong leadership qualities will help the team succeed. I would particularly like to thank the players for the fruitful and constructive negotiations. We were able to reach an agreement quite quickly and comfortably,” said Sibir General Director Viktor Merkulov.
Shirokov played for Yekaterinburg Avtomobilist for the past two seasons; previously he played for Spartak Moscow and CSKA, Avangard Omsk and SKA Saint Petersburg, with whom he won the Gagarin Cup. In total, the forward played 811 matches in the KHL and scored 515 points (226 goals and 289 assists). With the national team, he became the winner of the 2018 Olympic Games and a two-time world champion.
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