MOSCOW, Jul 13 Russian defender Mikhail Sergachev extended his contract with Tampa Bay Lightning,” according to the website of the National Hockey League team. The agreement with the 24-year-old defender is for eight years. The Russian will have a current contract for another year, the agreement will come into force from the 2023/24 season. According to journalist Elliot Friedman, Sergachev will earn $ 8.5 million per season. In addition, the club signed eight-year contracts with Slovak defender Eric Cernak (5.2 million per year) and Canadian striker Anthony Cirelli (6.25 million per year) . The agreements will also take effect from the 2023/24 season. Milstein said that the Tampa Bay had signed a one-year contract with Russian forward Vladislav Namestnikov. The striker played with the Lightning from 2013 to 2018. Sergachev was selected by Montreal in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, ninth overall. He has been playing in Tampa since 2017, and together with the team he became a two-time Stanley Cup winner. Last season, Sergachev played 78 games in the regular season and 23 games in the playoffs, scored 48 points (9 goals + 39 assists) in total, the team reached the Stanley Cup final.
