Agent: Voinov hockey player decided to play for SKA – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, October 2 – R-Sport, Alexander Rogulev . Russian defenseman Vyacheslav Voinov, previously played for the NHL club “Los Angeles Kings”, is located in St. Petersburg and decided to play hockey club SKA because the St. Petersburg club will compete for the Gagarin Cup, which will help players prepare for matches for Russia’s national team, said the agency “F-Sport” on the phone agent Ravil Iskhakov, representing the interests of the player in Russia.

Voinov Wednesday morning met with the governor of the Chelyabinsk region, the president of the hockey club “Tractor” Boris Dubrovsky. Chelyabinsk club owns the rights to 25-year-old defender in the CHL. Previously, the agency “F-Sport” has learned that the war was going to pursue a career SKA.

“The war in St. Petersburg and decided to play SKA, due to the fact that the club will compete for the Gagarin Cup. This will help Voynova prepare for matches for the national team of Russia. At the moment, the general manager of SKA Andrew Tochitskii located in Chelyabinsk and is in talks with “Tractor” on the exchange of rights to hockey. When will these conditions are met (contract and “Tractor” and “King”), the war will be able to sign a contract with SKA “- said Iskhakov.

Earlier Tochitskii said “F-Sport” that war is in the sphere of interests of the SKA, but the club “does not intend for the player to blow up the market.” In turn, the agent hockey player Alexander Tyzhnyh said “F-Sport”, the defender has contractual obligations to the “Los Angeles” and must return to the club after the end of the season.

Senior Director, Communications Department, “Kings” Jeff Moeller said “F-Sport” that the club currently has no objection to signing Voinov contract with the team of the KHL.

war, in 2011 played for the “Los Angeles Kings” at the beginning of July in the United States He was sentenced to 90-day jail sentence on a charge of domestic violence against his wife Martha Varlamovoj. Hockey, which is almost completely missed last season, was released from prison on September 2 and was taken into custody of the Bureau to monitor compliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement US (ICE). It was also reported that US immigration authorities will seek his deportation. Later, through a lawyer player announced his intention to return to Russia with his family, and on September 22 it became known about the arrival of defender of Moscow.