Dmitry Yashkin, Czech forward of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) club SKA, received the Golden Stick award for the most valuable player of the regular season.
The award was presented to the winner by two-time Olympic champion Alexander Yakushev. Alexander Nikishin from SKA and Alexander Radulov from Ak Bars also received the award.
Last season, in total, 30-year-old Yashkin made 14 appearances in the Gagarin Cup, in 67 regular season games, scoring 62 (40+22) points, 5 goals and 2 assists.
Czech national team player Yashkin, who previously played for Dynamo, joined SKA before the start of the season and signed a contract until April 30, 2023.
Before joining Dynamo in 2019, Yashkin worked for St. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. He became the top scorer in the KHL regular season with 38 goals in the 2020/21 season. Yashkin spent the 2021/22 season playing for the Arizona Coyotes in the NHL.
It was previously reported Yashkin closed To switch to Ak Bars.