MOSCOW, June 29 Ufa «Salavat Yulaev» signed a contract with a Canadian defender Ryan Murphy, according to the website of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club. The agreement with the 29-year-old hockey player is for one season. «Negotiations were quick and easy. I will return to the KHL to win with the team and demonstrate my best qualities on the ice. «I will be happy to join a team that has a championship history. So far we have not personally communicated (with the coach), but I think very soon we will talk with Viktor Kozlov about what role he sees me in. I played in Ufa with great pleasure. I remember how I played for Team Canada at the World Youth Championships, and in the bronze game we lost to the Russian team. In the KHL matches, I enjoyed every second — a crowded arena and fans who very loudly supported the team. What else can you dream of?» — said the hockey player. Last season, Murphy played in the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL), playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Grand Rapids Griffins. He also played for the Minnesota Wild and the New Jersey Devils in the NHL. In total, he took part in the league in 175 matches, in which he scored 43 points (8 goals + 35 assists). In the KHL, the Canadian played for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Dynamo Minsk. He has 31 points (10+21) in 72 meetings.
