Younger forward bolts San Jose Sharks, signals with KHL crew in Russia

Ahead Sasha Chmelevski has still left the San Jose Sharks and has signed a a person-yr deal to perform in the KHL with Ufa Salavat Yulayev in Russia, his agent, Dan Milstein, introduced in a tweet early Thursday morning.

Chmelevski, 23, had just concluded his 3rd full season in the Sharks’ organization and was a restricted free of charge agent in need of a new agreement. He had eight details, all helps, in 19 NHL games previous season, to go with 37 factors in 47 game titles in the AHL with the Barracuda.

An electronic mail despatched to Milstein trying to get clarification on why Chmelevski, who was born in Orange County but is fluent in Russian, still left the Sharks for the KHL was not immediately returned.

Chmelevski, a sixth-round draft choose by the Sharks in 2017, has 10 details in 24 job NHL game titles.

Chmelevski was provided a qualifying give by the Sharks prior to the July 11 deadline but he was heading to have to compete to receive a spot on the Sharks’ 23-male roster in training camp. New normal manager Mike Grier additional to the Sharks’ forward depth by signing center Nico Sturm as a totally free agent and acquiring Luke Kunin and Steven Lorentz via trade.

Sasha Chmelevski signals 1 year contract in KHL with Ufa Salavat Ulayev. #WeAreGoldStar! pic.twitter.com/ISe34b4CrT

— Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) July 26, 2022

Grier is set to formally introduce David Quinn as the Sharks’ subsequent total-time head coach at a news meeting Thursday at SAP Center.

The Sharks nonetheless have 3 other restricted cost-free agents to signal, forwards Noah Gregor and Jonah Gadjovich and defenseman Mario Ferraro.

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