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Evgeny Kuznetsov Signs With Metallurg Magnitogorsk Through 2025–26

Metallurg says the 33-year-old addresses a shortage at center following his mutual exit from SKA in April.

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Overview

  • Metallurg Magnitogorsk announced the deal on October 1, confirming a contract running to the end of the 2025/26 KHL season.
  • Sporting director Evgeny Biryukov called Kuznetsov a top-class player and a rare option at center, noting a disrupted prior season but strong motivation.
  • Kuznetsov joins after his contract with SKA Saint Petersburg was terminated by mutual consent in April.
  • The move keeps the forward in the KHL for at least one more season after his agent had earlier signaled plans for an NHL return.
  • A Stanley Cup winner with Washington in 2018 and a two-time world champion with Russia, Kuznetsov previously played in the NHL for the Capitals and Hurricanes; he received a four-year IIHF/KHL suspension in 2019 for cocaine use.