American forward Alex Galchenyuk’s SKA St. Reportedly transferred to St. Petersburg “Sports Express”.
According to the source, the hockey player’s salary in the Russian club will be 150 million rubles for two seasons. The player will earn 50 million in the next season and 100 million in the 2024/2025 season.
On August 23, it became known that Galchenyuk was sentenced to 30 days in prison.
On July 9, Galchenyuk was arrested for hooliganism. While driving his BMW, he crashed into the pavement and destroyed the road sign. It was noted that the actor also threatened the families of the police officers and made racist insults.
Galchenyuk became an Arizona hockey player in early July. He signed a one-season bilateral deal with the club. Following the incident, the Coyotes’ press service reported that they nominated Galchenyuk for the waiver draft in an attempt to terminate the contract later.
The forward’s father is Alexander Galchenyuk, who played for Dinamo Minsk and Moscow in the late 1980s, and later left to play and train in North America. The son was already born in the USA and plays for the USA national team.
In 2012, Galchenyuk was selected third in the draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He scored his first NHL goal against the Florida Panthers on January 22, 2013. In 2013, Galchenyuk became the bronze medalist of the World Championship as part of the USA team.
SKA St. Petersburg’s former head coach Roman Rotenberg criticized Canadian expert David Nemirovsky.