Vadim Shipachyov, the former Vegas Golden Knights center who, last November, retired from the National Hockey League at age 30, has a message. It’s going to make the New York Islanders’ quest to get Ilya Sorokin to come to North America so more difficult.
For Shipachyov wants his countrymen to think twice — scratch that, 10 times — before taking their talents overseas.
“Now I know that Russian players should think 10 times before leaving for abroad,” the Cherepovets native told SKA St. Petersburg’s website. “It’s different from what the clubs and agents tell you.