Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin paid no more than half a million rubles to Russian tax authorities. This was reported by Telegram channel SHOT.
According to SHOT, Malkin has outstanding debts of approximately 579 thousand rubles. The forward has been playing in the National Hockey League (NHL) since 2006. He still has work in Russia. The hockey player launched his clothing brand G71 Geno. The company is registered in its hometown of Magnitogorsk. The striker also has an advertising company.
Last NHL season, Malkin played in 81 games for the Penguins and recorded 27 goals and 56 assists. He became the second highest scorer of his team. The best was Sidney Crosby, who scored 90 points (33+57).
The Russian player played in 15 matches this season and scored eight goals and nine assists in these matches. Pittsburgh lost its last game against New Jersey.
This fall, Malkin entered the top 3 Russian snipers in NHL history (474 goals).
Previously Russian NHL hockey player deleted Following criticism from fans, his account was opened on social networks.