SKA before Evgeny Kuznetsov In an interview with , he said that he had decided to move to St. Petersburg, closer to the ice rink.
Stanley Cup winner with the Washington Capitals, forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has signed a contract with SKA. The 32-year-old forward’s deal is for four years.
Kuznetsov graduated from Chelyabinsk Traktor. For the team, he played 251 games in the KHL and scored 167 points (78 goals and 89 assists). He made his NHL debut in March 2014 and won the Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018. In March of this year, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. In total, he played 743 games in the NHL regular championships and recorded 575 points (173+402); in the playoffs, he scored 73 points (33+40) in 97 games.
— You almost made it to the Russian national team.
— You can say so, because everything in the national team is organized at the highest level. In general, SKA can be compared to the New York Rangers. There is a very cool organization here, where every little thing counts.
I’ve been to Hockey City before and looked at everything. They finally found a place on Tuesday and should be moving in on Wednesday.
– Which district?
— Bedroom, right next to the Ice Palace. In order not to see the stars, I decided to live closer to the stadium,” Kuznetsov told .
As a member of the Russian national team, Kuznetsov became a two-time world champion and also twice won bronze at the world championships.
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