Alex Broadhurst made his decision for his team next season.
Alex Broadhurst, who scored points at HIFK, will join the Russian club. Tomi Natri / AOP
The KHL club Avangard Omsk has acquired a player in HIFK in recent seasons Alex Broadhurstin.
Omsk signed a one-year contract with a U.S. central striker.
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Broadhurst played in HIFK for the last two seasons. He was one of the team’s most powerful strikers, scoring 69 power points in 86 regular season games.
Broadhurst is not the first SM league player of last season to move to KHL during the summer. In addition to many Russian players, the Canadian defender who played in Ace has joined the series Shawn Lalonde.
The appearance of Western players in the KHL has caused criticism, as the series is known to the Russian dictator. Vladimir Putin as a propaganda tool.