KHL: Kazakhstani-born forward to return to HC Barys

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Forward of Kazakhstan's national hockey team Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev is set to return to HC Barys Astana in the upcoming season, Sports.kz reports.

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According to Barys' general manager Aleksandr Koreshkov, Krasnoslobodtsev will leave his current club Torpedo in Nizhny Novgorod and join HC Barys. The Astana-based club will sign the 31-year-old forward in the immediate future. It is worth mentioning that Krasnoslobodtsev earned 17 (15+2) points in 47 matches of the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and helped his Torpedo reach the Gagarin Cup playoffs in 2014-2015 season. In addition, HC Barys signed 16-year-old defenseman Sergey Lazarev from Karaganda city.