Salavat Yulayev Ufa starts their playoffs today.
Markus Granlund in a lion shirt in Beijing. AOP
Russian Championat reported that Markus Granlund leaves KHL Society Salavat Yulayev Ufa.
Granlund has confirmed the matter to Yle Sport. You can read Yle’s story from this link.
The striker who won Olympic gold with the Lions in Beijing has been one of the team’s most important players this season.
Salavat Yulayev will start his playoffs against Sibir Novosibirsk today.
Also with a Canadian background, representing the Belarusian national team Geoff Platt has decided to leave the club. Salavat Yulev has already announced Platt’s departure on his website.
The Jokers had to play in the KHL playoffs, but the club withdrew due to the war started by Russia. The team of jokers emptied immediately after that and several players moved into the SM League, among other things.
This season, Granlund scored 8 + 30 = 38 in the KHL regular season 41 games. He has represented Salavat Julayev for the past two seasons. In the Olympics, Granlund scored one pass in six games.
Iltalehti reported on Tuesday that Tomi Lämsä will leave Salavat Julayev’s head coach at the end of the term.
Markus Granlund leaves Salavat from Julayev. AOP