Before “Dynamo » Maxime Comtois said the team’s goal is to win the Gagarin Cup in the upcoming Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season.
Dynamo announced on Thursday the signing of the 25-year-old Canadian forward to a one-year contract.
— Have you spoken to Kudashov? Have you discussed your role?
– Yes, we talked. I can’t talk about the details. There is only one goal: to win the Gagarin Cup. I am ready to perform any tasks in the team. I was told that the pre-season is difficult. But I keep myself in shape throughout the year. It won’t take me long to fully prepare. I am ready to start work right away, I arrive on August 1. I will need a few days to complete the paperwork and a medical examination before I start training with the team.
— Are you interested in working with Vyacheslav Kozlov, who has had great success in the NHL? At Dynamo, he is responsible for the forwards…
— Yes, he is a legend, he had a great career in the NHL. When you are surrounded by people like that, you have to learn. “I come to Russia just to learn from such legends,” the correspondent reports Comtois’ words.
Comtois was selected 50th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The NHL forward also played for the Carolina Hurricanes. In total, he played 211 games in the league’s regular season championships and scored 87 points (38 goals and 49 assists).
As a member of the Canadian national team, Comtois won gold and silver at the world championships.
Last season in the KHL, Dynamo was eliminated by Traktor in the second round of the Gagarin Cup with a score of 0:4 in the series.
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