Played more than 1000 games in the NHL, the Canadian moved to the KHL club
35-year-old Evander Kane signed a contract with Siberia
Canadian forward Evander Kane signed a contract with Siberia. This was reported by the press service of the Novosibirsk club KHL.
The agreement with the 35-year-old hockey player lasted one year.
Kane spent 16 seasons in the NHL for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. In 1,001 matches, he scored 648 (339+309 points) and also earned 1,278 penalty minutes (this is the third result among players still pursuing a career).
Last season at Vancouver, he had 31 (13+18) points in 71 games.
With Edmonton, Kane played twice in the Stanley Cup finals in 2024 and 2025.
Kane has already played in the KHL - in the 2012/13 season during the lockout in the NHL, the forward spent 12 matches for Dynamo Minsk, gaining 2 (1+1) points.
As part of the youth team of Canada, Kane in 2009 became world champion, also the striker played for the adult team at the world championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
“Signing Kane certainly carries certain risks. In our opinion, our rejuvenated team today is missing literally one goal - in the majority or overtime. We are looking for a strong leader, maybe not one. Knowing the difficult character of Evander Kane, perhaps our team needs a rebel who will lead, add energy, arrogance and power in attack. One of his main strengths is playing in the majority. It is in this component that we need to add this season, said Siberia CEO Lev Krutokhvostov.
