MOSCOW, Aug 15 Forward of the Ufa hockey club «Salavat Yulaev» Rodion Amirov , who was undergoing cancer treatment, said that he was wanted to be drafted into the army when he returned to Russia from Germany after the procedures. In February, the National Hockey League (NHL) club Toronto Maple Leafs, which selected Amirov in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft in 2020 year under the general 15th number, announced that the striker was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The 20-year-old Russian, rented by Salavat Yulaev, was treated in Germany. In April, he returned to Ufa after a course of chemotherapy. In July, Salavat Yulaev extended Amirov's lease for another season. documents, and they wrote me off,” said Amirov, quoted by Sport-Express. During the training camp before the 2021/22 season, Amirov suffered a concussion. “Maybe this also provoked growth. in September-October I found out that there could be such a diagnosis. And in January I had a biopsy and found out the diagnosis. There were problems with concentration — initially it was just a concussion. At first I didn’t believe it: I’m 20 years old, where did this come from? There was excitement, of course. (Now ) everything is fine, I train. I go out on the ice, I work on the ground — everything is as usual. I work according to an individual program, almost at full strength. I continue to drink a course of vitamins until September,» Amirov said. According to the player, his return is possible in November — December. «Soon there will be an official conclusion that I am healthy,» the striker said.
