SIRIUS, August 8 Head coach of St. Petersburg SKA Roman Rotenberg did not rule out that American defenseman Tony DeAngelo will play for the team in the upcoming season of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Attacking defenseman DeAngelo spent the last eight years in NHL clubs, last season — in Carolina, which did not renew his contract. Sport-Express wrote that the American is close to moving to SKA.
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"We will consider any player, in fact, this is true. We don't rule it out, we always look for the best options for the team, of course,» Rotenberg told reporters, answering a question about whether the rumors about SKA's interest in DeAngelo are true.
SKA is holding a training session at the Shaiba ice arena in Sirius.
The 28-year-old DeAngelo has 371 games in the regular NHL championships, in which he scored 210 points (48 goals and 162 assists).