MOSCOW, May 5Dynamo traded forward Vadim Shipachyov and defender Vyacheslav Voinov to Ak Bars Kazan for cash compensation, according to the website of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club. Both players moved from Dynamo Moscow in exchange for cash compensation. Shipachev's contract is valid until the end of the 2023/24 season, Voinov's agreement is valid until the end of the 2022/23 season. «Shipachev and Voinov are the best players in the KHL, who have proven their highest level more than once, but at the same time retained the motivation to win the main trophy. This exchange would seriously strengthen any team in the KHL, we are glad that Ak Bars became their new club. Their transition will improve the quality of our game on all areas of the court and in all formats. We are confident that the skill, leadership qualities and experience of working with our coaching staff will help Vadim and Vyacheslav quickly join the team and show the best game,” said Ak Bars general manager Marat Valiullin. matches. In total in the KHL, he has 828 matches and 817 points (262+555). He played for Dynamo for the last three seasons, and the 35-year-old also represented SKA St. Petersburg, with whom he won the Gagarin Cup twice, and Severstal Cherepovets. In the National Hockey League, he played for Vegas. Voinov is 32 years old, last season he scored 41 points (10 + 31) in 51 meetings, in total he has 255 league games and 158 points (44 + 114). Previously, he played for Tractor Chelyabinsk, SKA St. Petersburg, which won the Gagarin Cup, Omsk Avangard, represented Los Angeles in the NHL, with which he won the Stanley Cup twice. Both players in the Russian team are Olympic champions (2018), silver medalists of the Beijing Games (2022) and bronze medalists of the home world championship (2016). In addition, Shipachev once won gold (2014), silver (2015) and bronze (2017) medals at world championships.
