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Veteran player has his contract terminated after he's caught stealing from the team
BY TJ TUCKER NOVEMBER 20, 2023 (4:58 PM)
Bogdan Potekhin, 31, played his entire pro career in the KHL until last season, when he dropped down to the VHL, a lower Russian league. It was announced today that Krasnoyarsk Sokol had dropped him, despite being one of the team's top scorers.
"...the management of the club playing in the All-Russian Hockey League ( VHL ) caught the striker stealing sticks from the team locker room. According to the source, the player was identified after the viewing of recordings from video cameras." - Sport24.ru
Potekhin won two Gagarin Cups as a member of Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 2014 and 2016. He was also a member of a team that won the Kharlamov Cup in 2010, Russia's top junior hockey prize. Why he needed the sticks has not been made public.
Source: Sport24.ru
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November 20 | 50 answers Veteran player has his contract terminated after he's caught stealing from the team Have you ever played hockey with someone who stole equipment? | ||
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