Overview

• Shabanov amassed 67 points and 23 goals in 65 regular-season games with Traktor Chelyabinsk in 2023–24.
• He added 10 goals and 20 points in 21 playoff games as Traktor reached the Gagarin Cup Final.
• The 24-year-old, listed at 5-foot-8 and 157 pounds, brings versatility across the forward lines.
• This marks the second straight summer that the Islanders have added a top-rated European free agent after signing Maxim Tsyplakov in 2024.
• Mathieu Darche’s roster plan emphasizes international talent to deepen the team’s forward group.