Former Metallurg Magnitogorsk striker Brendan Leipsik, who signed a contract with SKA St. About it on my Telegram channel Wrote SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg.
According to him, the club will do everything possible to help the Canadian player obtain a Russian passport as soon as possible.
“Very soon our team will have another Russian citizen. This is an important story for the SKA and all of our hockey.
We will do our best to help Brendan make his wish come true. This is a bold and responsible step that can only be welcomed,” Rotenberg wrote.
The 29-year-old American player played 65 games in the Continental Hockey League (KHL) 2022/23 regular season, scoring 11 goals and 33 assists.
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