Safonov, 25, played last season with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL last season, recording 16 goals and 33 points with 43 penalty minutes and a plus-18 rating.
He has spent his career since that pick in the KHL. MORE ...Petersburg (92.8) ... "The Blue Jackets appear to believe that is not the case with Ivanov, who after three years in the KHL, could be headed to North America.". MORE ... .
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forward Vitali Pinchuk, who was third in the KHL in goals, has signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators for the 2026-27 season ... .
The team signed the 24-year-old to a one-year, entry-level contract worth $1 million on April 27, beating out several teams for the ex-KHL star ... After he was not drafted that summer, he left for the KHL.
Pinchuk, a Zhlobin, Belarus native, was one of the top KHL free agents this spring ... After he was not drafted that summer, he signed with Dynamo Minsk and has been in the KHL ever since.