The only Finn in the KHL was recently the subject of transfer rumors.
Teemu Pulkkinen stopped by for media duties. Antti Nikkanen
Of course, the entire season kept complete media silence Teemu Pulkkinen gave an interview when Traktor Chelyabinsk had lost to Ak Bars Kazan 0-6.
Traktor is doing poorly, which is indicated by the ranking in the eastern part of the league as the bottom of the conference.
– No special sensations. We have a difficult situation, Pulkkinen summed up the blunt defeat for Sport Ekspress.
– Today the hall was full of fans. It was great that so many people had come to watch the game, the Finn reveled in the atmosphere of the almost full Tatneft arena in Kazan.
Lehti wondered how it was possible that a two-goal deficit turned into a crushing loss in the final set. Pulkkinen had no answer to the question.
– When you lose by six goals, it is impossible to point to a single reason, he said.
Playing his fifth season in the KHL, Pulkkinen has scored 13+9=22 points in 54 matches.
Tried to trade
In the summer, Pulkkinen made a tough decision and headed to the city of millions in the Eastern Urals, accompanied by a lot of noise. He thus became the only Finnish player in the KHL, as the others had abandoned the ruble league after the war of aggression that started in Ukraine.
Tractor GM Ivan Savin said in the fall that Pulkkinen had made his return conditional on minimal responsibility in media duties.
Pulkkisen, 31, has not been heard from before this for a long time, but it is known that he was close to being allowed to leave Traktor.
In January, Traktor tried to acquire Kunlun in its ranks Tomas Jurcoa and send the ex-Detroit man out of the way to Kazan, but the pattern never materialized.
The striker, known for his sharp shot, has also represented Traktor in the series for Dinamo Minsk, Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.