Attack Nail Yakupov past in “Kunlun” In an interview with , he said he was happy with the very fact that he was not in free agent status, but under a contract with the team.
The Chinese club announced the transfer of 30-year-old Yakupov on Tuesday. The agreement with the player is for one year.
— Are you happy to return to big hockey?
— I don’t really have any euphoria. I knew I would continue my career. It was probably only a matter of time before the contract was signed. But I’m happy to no longer be a hermit and to have a new team. It’s true, I haven’t seen anyone yet. I just arrived, had a medical examination and met some guys from Kunlun.
Yes, it’s cool to play hockey practically in Moscow, and even with foreign players. Who would have thought that living in my own country, I would end up in a foreign team? If someone had told me this before, I would not have believed it. It’s very unusual,” Yakupov told .
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 (62+74) points. The 30-year-old forward participated in 31 regular games of the Fonbet KHL Championship last season, in which he scored 19 (8+11) points. Yakupov is the winner of the Gagarin Cup as part of Omsk Avangard.
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