Media: Kaprizov flew to the US through Turkey

MOSCOW, Aug 1 Russian striker of the National Hockey League (NHL) club» Minnesota Wild «Kirill Kaprizov arrived in New York last weekend in transit through Turkey and is due to fly to Minnesota on Tuesday, reports The Athletic. Earlier it was reported that Kaprizov was denied entry to the United States twice. The media also reported that Kaprizov was allegedly put on the wanted list in Russia for illegally obtaining a military ID in 2017. Kaprizov played 81 games in the NHL regular season last season and scored 108 points (47 goals and 61 assists), updating Minnesota records. by the number of goals and points in the regular season. In the playoffs, the 25-year-old Russian played six games, scoring 8 points (7+1).