Sibir plans to release Gaiduchenko after he let in three out of five shots against Donbass in last game.
will another KHL team want him this season?
hockey club "Donbass" reached an agreement with striker Eugene Dadonova about a contract extension for three years
Forward has expressed his desire to take the citizenship of Ukraine, followed up by the possibility of performing with the national team
Good news:
Haiduchenko signs with Donbass
http://hcdonbass.com/news/donbass_1/sergey_gayduchenko_podpisal_kontrakt_s_khk_donbass/
welcome home
Bad news:
Tverdovsky retires
http://bighockey.ua/news/tverdovskiy-zavershiv-igrovu-kar-yeru.html
taking time to be with his family in America. I don't get this move, sign with Donetsk for few months and be the hero, or just be a playoff pickup. They're doing so well right now, why not make the nice gesture?
you build from the net out, and he's a 24 year old KHL-level goalie; he could be the next Simchuk for the next 10-15 years (though in 10 years I'd hope the Donbass Academy can produce at least 1 goalie, come on)
how to treat the prospect of playing for the national team of Ukraine, if such an offer will arrive?
- These issues are currently under discussion. I think we will come to a common agreement.
Boring. They ask that to everyone regardless of what their passport says.
P.S. The answer is exactly the same as well.
http://hcdonbass.com/komanda/donbass/player-gayduchenko/
conjecture on my part but they listed him as a dual citizen. Not newsworthy but I should point out that HCD posted Babchuk as Ukrainian-only when they had him. I hope Haidu's not playing hardball over this national team stuff still...
Boris Kolesnikov , and wrote about this on the forum of the official website of the club: "Gaiduchenko, to put it mildly, does not make friends with the team, we invited him to [the national team of Ukraine] several times, but agents persuaded [Sergei] that he will play for Russia at the Sochi Olympics. " Apparently, now Gaiduchenko realized that it was time to "make friends" with the team
Ukrainian passport has played into his favor. Without it, Gaiduchenko likely would have gone to play in the VHL. Perhaps the only loser in the situation is Jan Laco, who is now surely gone from Donetsk
What is with these Ukrainian hockey players and their delusion? First Ponikarovsky, now Gaiduchenko. Really, how good in bs convincing are these agents?
If that's how it really went down then wow, that's pretty bazar.