He broke Gáborík’s record and reached for a new contract: Young Russian will earn a good package – Športky.sk

MINNESOTA – Last year’s best rookie of the NHL Kirill Kaprizov has signed a new five-year contract with Minnesota Wild worth a total of $ 45 million. The Russian hockey player earns 9 million a year.

Negotiations on a new contract dragged on all summer, and it was uncertain whether the 24-year-old left wing, which had flown into the profiligy like a comet, would continue overseas. Finally, the two sides agreed two days before the start of the camp “savages.” “I’m extremely happy. It’s good for me and the team. Now I just want to play hockey and be with my teammates.” said Kaprizov according to nhl.com.

The seventh Russian winner of the Calder trophy was the most productive newcomer to the competition with 51 points (27 + 24) in 55 matches and was the best scorer and the most scoring Wild player, whom he brought to the playoffs. “I was in contact with my teammates. They all wrote and congratulated me that they were happy. I wrote that I thank them and that I am also very happy.” added Kaprizov. Minnesota starts the preparatory camp on Thursday, but Kaprizov will probably not make it to the start, because he has to go to quarantine after coming from Russia. Wild start the new season on October 15 against the Anaheim Ducks.

It was a long process

“It’s a big day for our organization as well as Kirilla personally. Having him back on the team was one of our key tasks before the start of the camp. It was a long process that we expected but turned out well. We are looking forward to it.” added Wild Manager General Bill Guerin.

Kaprizov dominated the novices’ statistics in the number of goals, assists in overtime (8), as well as a shot on goal (157). He spent an average of 18:18 minutes on the ice on the match, had a shooting success of 17.2 percent, scored the most goals, had the most assists and points as a newcomer to the club’s history, breaking the record of Marián Gáborík.

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