Russian defender of the National Hockey League (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning club, Mikhail Sergachev, answered the question of whether he plans to obtain American citizenship. His words guide the way Forbes.
“Actually, this is a good topic, because I have already paid so much tax, will I have any privileges? Because I pay taxes and I get nothing from it. If you think about it, my taxes are almost 40%. Mine is almost $8.5 million,” Sergachev said.
Sergachev won the Stanley Cup twice. He has been playing in Tampa since the 2017/2018 season. In the completed NHL season, the Russian defenseman took part in 79 matches and managed to score 10 goals and make 54 assists in these matches.
He spent the 2014/15 season with Irbis in the MHL and then went to Canada in the fall of 2015, where he started playing for Ontario Hockey League team Windsor Spitfires. On July 1, 2016, the hockey player signed a three-year entry-level contract with Montreal and made his NHL debut. In a game against the Buffalo Sabers on October 13, 2016. Sergachev became the youngest defenseman in Montreal history to play for the club.
Previously Sergachev logged in He is among the top 20 active defensemen in the National Hockey League.