Hungarian hockey player who played 16 matches in the VHL was given a Russian passport
The governor said that the authorities of the Nizhny Novgorod region asked to grant citizenship to 19-year-old Itai Golan in an exceptional manner. Last season he went on the ice in the VHL, and before that he played in the United States
Hungarian striker Itai Golan from the Nizhny Novgorod Seagull, the youth team of the KHL Torpedo club, was awarded a Russian passport by the regional governor Gleb Nikitin and the head of the regional GU of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Yuri Arsentyev. This is reported in the telegram channel Nikitin.
Russian citizenship was granted to Golan, 19, who was born in Switzerland, by a presidential decree in October.
According to the portal Eliteprospects, before coming to Russia, Golan played in youth tournaments in the United States, and last season spent 16 matches in the VHL (the second strongest league) for Torpedo-Gorky, he was released on the ice for a few minutes.
According to the governor, the government of the region appealed to the president to grant Golan citizenship in an exceptional manner.
“We especially appreciate situations when demanded foreign specialists choose Russia not just as a temporary place of work, but as their new permanent home,” Nikitin said.
The Russian passport will allow Golan to play in the Youth Hockey League (MHL).
