KAZAN, August 2, Vadim Kuznetsov. All hockey players who came to Omsk, pleasantly surprised, and the legionnaires are in shock, Alexander Krylov, chairman of the board of directors of Avangard Omsk, told reporters. For the last four seasons, the club has been based in Balashikha, near Moscow. “I don't know of any cases of refusal to move to Omsk. All those who came to Omsk are pleasantly surprised, while foreigners are generally shocked. They are shocked by the academy. Everyone is very satisfied. From the point of view of they don’t have any questions about the city at all,” Krylov said. The Omsk team for the new KHL season announced Slovak Christian Yarosh, Swede Viktor Svedberg, Canadian Korben Knight, Americans Alex Broadhurst and Reed Bush. “Avangard” will play its first home match in the upcoming KHL season October 1st.
