MOSCOW, Jan 13 Performance in the American Hockey League (AHL) is good According to the Russian goalkeeper of the Dallas Stars club of the National Hockey League (NHL), Anton Khudobin, who is quoted by the Russian version of the league's official website, Khudobin passed the NHL refusal draft. No team took the 35-year-old Russian within 24 hours, so he was sent to the Dallas farm club in the AHL. On Wednesday, “Dallas” called Khudobin to the main team. “I have played in the AHL before. This is a good practice that has a positive effect on your game, and now I’m back. If the coach tells me to play, I’m ready to leave at any time. Of course, in league can be surprised at a lot, on the other hand, I will say that I expected this challenge a little. I had a very good conversation with Jim (Neill) before and after training. Maybe I didn’t expect the challenge to happen right now, but psychologically I was I'm set for this, «said Khudobin. In December, Dallas goalkeeper Ben Bishop made the decision to end his playing career with a knee injury. He missed the 2020/21 season recovering from surgery for a torn meniscus on his right knee. «I talked about it with my parents and friends. I saw Ben's interview, it was emotional. I'm upset, to be honest, no athlete is happy about it. that will end his career. It's always difficult, but this is your body, your health, and you need to take care of it. You decide for yourself whether you can play further or not, so Bishop himself knows which decision is the best for him, this is his life, but how athlete, I express my sympathy to him, «- added the Russian.