Russian hockey player signed a contract with the NHL club

Russian defender Alexander Nikishin has signed a one-year contract with the NHL club Carolina Hurricanes in the amount of $ 3 million, the press service of the team reports.

Last season, the 25-year-old hockey player made his NHL debut and scored 33 points (11 goals and 22 assists) in 81 regular season games.

Nikishin was born on October 2, 2001 and became the first Russian hockey player born in the XXI century, who won the Stanley Cup. In his debut season, he was included in the symbolic NHL rookie team, and his 11 goals became a record for Carolina's rookie defensemen.

Before moving to North America, Nikishin played for the St. Petersburg SKA, where he was the team captain and twice became the best sniper of the season among the defenders of the KHL.

Earlier it was reported that the European country is considering the possibility of boycotting the Olympics because of the participation of Russians.