Kirill Kaprizov’s Eight-Year Deal with Minnesota Wild: What This Blockbuster Contract Means for the NHL’s Future
Prior to his time in Minnesota, Kaprizov totaled 230 points (113-117=230), 26 PPG and a plus-89 rating in 293 career games across six seasons (2014-20) in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Novokuznetsk (2014-16), Salavat Yulaev (2016-17) and CSKA Moscow (2017-20), appearing in five consecutive KHL All-Star Games from 2016-20. Kaprizov also represented the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) at the 2018 Winter Olympics, registering nine points (5-4=9) in six games, including four points (1-3=4) and the GWG in the gold medal game as OAR defeated Germany 4-3 in overtime. He served as team captain and recorded 12 points (9-3=12) in seven games while leading Russia to a bronze medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.
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