Former Ak Bars Kazan forward Artem Lukoyanov signed a contract with Metallurg from Zhlobin. about this reported On the official website of the Belarusian club.
35-year-old Lukoyanov signed a contract with the Belarusian club until the end of the season.
On December 3, Lukoyanov was declared bankrupt; The amount of loan debt exceeded RUB 30 million.
The hockey player played for Ak Bars from 2011 to 2024. Commenting on Lukoyanov’s departure from the club, Ak Bars General Manager Marat Valiullin said that there were no sporting complaints against the player, but “some unsportsmanlike things should be eliminated”.
This season, Lukoyanov played for All-Russian Hockey League (VHL) club Unison-Moscow. He scored 6 points (2+4) in 26 games.
In the spring of 2022, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to ban Russian players from participating in international tournaments, even with neutral status, and the organization also stripped Russia of the right to host the youth world championship at home in 2023. .
In March 2023, the IIHF extended the suspension for the 2023/24 season. At the same time, the president of the organization, Luc Tardif, announced that the IIHF council will return to the issue of accepting the national teams of Russia and Belarus in March 2024.
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Source: Gazeta
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