Attack Nail Yakupov I switched to Chinese Kunlun Red Star reported the press service of the hockey club.
The deal with the 30-year-old is for one year.
In 2012, Yakupov was drafted by the Edmonton NHL club with the first overall pick. In the North American League, he played 350 games and scored 136 points (62 goals + 74 assists).
Yakupov played for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk last season and took part in 31 regular matches of the Fonbet KHL championship, in which he scored 19 (8+11) points. The forward is the winner of the Gagarin Cup as part of Omsk Avangard.
Last season, the Fonbet KHL championship “Kunlun” took ninth place in the Western Conference and did not reach the playoffs. The Chinese club was separated by 13 points from Dynamo Minsk, which finished in eighth place.
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