According to Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff, Red Wings prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov won’t be playing for SKA Neva St. Petersburg any more, because he’s moving almost as far east as you can go in Russia.
Duff reports that Buchelnikov is leaving the Baltic coast for the naval port city of Vladivostok, which is northeast of North Korea and sits at the northern end of the Sea of Japan:
Following the outcome of a blockbuster and extremely complicated trade, Buchelnikov is moving to Admiral, a KHL club playing in the Far East Russian city of [Vladivostok]. His shift is just one element in a complicated procedure that is landing Admiral goalie Nikita Serebryakov with struggling SKA.
In exhange for Serebryakov, Admiral is receiving Buchelnikov and goaltender Sergei Ivanov on season loan from SKA. Forward Nikita Anokhovsky and the rights to Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Daniil Miromanov were dealt to Admiral to complete the transaction.
Buried with SKA Neva of the Russian second division with SKA, Buchelnikov figures to be getting an outstanding opportunity, slotting into a key role with Admiral.
“Dmitri will fit perfectly into the top six (forwards),” noted Mikhail Skryl of SportExpress.ru. “Admiral clearly lacked creative forwards.”
Continued; the Admiral Vladivostok play in “Fetisov Arena,” a rink that former Red Wing Vyacheslav Fetisov helped build when he represented the Primorsky Krai in the Russian Duma. Fetisov is still in politics to this day.
