full of money The five highest paid legionnaires in the new KHL season
Pavel Panyshev August 26, 2023, 17:30 Moscow time
They have to deliver results for their teams.
The transfer campaigns of the KHL clubs are coming to an end, although point exchanges are still taking place. For example, on the eve of the SKA, relations with the American striker Alex Galchenyuk were officially formalized. In this regard, we decided to talk about the five highest-paid legionnaires in the league. Metal striker Nikita Mikhailis is not taken into account, since he has a Kazakh passport, which means that the athlete does not fall below the limit.
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north. Alex Galchenyuk (SKA), 29 years old
Salary in the 2023/2024 season: about 70 million rubles
For two years in St. Petersburg, taking into account bonuses, the son of the famous hockey player Alexander Galchenyuk will earn about 180 million rubles in the past. At the same time, Galchenyuk will earn less this season than next, but taking into account all the bonuses, he’ll still get a lot more than before in the NHL. Despite all the troubles that have befallen him, Alex is still a valuable and trained hockey player, playing the center forward position.
Alex Galchenyuk
Photo by: HC SKA
north. Stefan Da Costa (“Driver”), 34 years old
Salary in the 2023/2024 season: 75 million rubles
Another KHL center forward with a huge salary. Stefan is no longer young and is often dogged by injuries, but this French striker knows what he’s doing anyway. It is difficult to imagine the attack and most motorists without Da Costa. The striker makes excellent passes, can complete the attack himself and has goalscoring instincts. The main thing is to have enough strength to return to work.
Stephan DaCosta
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, Championship
north. Jean-Sebastien Di (metallurgist), 29
Salary in the 2023/2024 season: 80 million rubles
This offseason, Metallurg paid big salaries for Nikita Mikhailis and French-speaking Canadian Dee. The Kazakh, we repeat, is not considered a foreigner in the KHL, but Jean-Sebastien filled the legionary vacancy. The most interesting thing is that Dee, like Galchenyuk and Da Costa, is also a center forward. Still, this spot in the Continental League remains the most sought after and rare. The question is: will the striker be able to work with Andrey Razin and really make the Magnitogorsk team stronger? We will follow this closely.
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north. Dmitry Yashkin (Ak Bars), 30 years old
Salary in the 2023/2024 season: 80 million rubles
There was a rumor that Dmitry Yashkin was no longer considered a legionnaire, but this information is incorrect. Originally from Omsk, he did not renounce his Czech citizenship, he played for the Czech national hockey team and is under the limit. Yashkin is one of the highest-paid Ak Bars hockey players, though Russians Radulov, Voinov, Shipachev and Kagarlitsky also command significant salaries. Count on Dmitry as a driving forward, who, in a trio with Shipachev and Kagarlitsky (Dynamo Moscow fans are probably nostalgic), will consistently score points.
north. Reed Boucher (Vanguard), 29 years old
Salary in the 2023/2024 season: 95 million rubles
After Korban Knight left Avangard for family reasons, Reed Bush became the highest paid legionnaire in the KHL. The American is really good, but we’ll see how he plays in the new season without his three-point partner Knight, one of the best centers in the league. Boucher has a powerful shot, looks great in the late stage and is useful on the power play. The striker has long adapted to the Avangard system, he got used to the Russian reality and the level of the entire league. Bush is a very important player for Omsk.
