MOSCOW, Aug 22 York Islanders,” according to the official website of the National Hockey League (NHL) club. In July, the Islanders acquired the rights to Romanov as a result of an exchange with the Montreal Canadiens. The agreement with the 22-year-old defender is for three years. According to media reports, Romanov will earn $ 2.5 million a year under the contract. The Islanders also extended the contracts of defender Noah Dobson and forward Kieffer Bellows. The agreement with Dobson is designed for three years, with Bellows — for one. Last season, Romanov played for Montreal and scored 13 points (3 goals + 10 assists) in 79 games of the regular season. He was selected by the Canadiens 38th overall in the second round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Romanov is the grandson of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, who as a coach became a five-time Russian champion along with Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan, as well as three times won the Gagarin Cup (all with Ak Bars). As the head coach of the Russian national team, he won the gold of the 2012 World Championship.
