Dan Milstein, representative of the Russian goalkeeper for the National Hockey League (NHL) club New York Islanders Ilya Sorokin, said it was too early to talk about renewing the goalkeeper’s contract because the season still had one year to go. current agreement, reports “Match TV”.
“It’s too early to talk about it. We have a whole year ahead of us. But few clubs in the NHL care about their players as much as the Islanders. And Lou Lamorello himself helps each and every one of the hockey players. Milstein is like a kid to him.”
For the first time in 12 years, Russian hockey players have not won a single individual award at the end of the NHL season.
Sorokin was the only Russian who received the award at the end of the 2022/23 championship. He was one of the nominees for the Vezina Cup, the NHL’s award for the season’s best goalkeeper, but finished second with Linus Ullmark of the Boston Bruins winning the award.
Former Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid caught In the issue of “Hart Trophy” with Russian Alexander Ovechkin.