KHL: HC Barys Astana gets new defenceman
15:28, 14 January 2014
ASTANA. January 14. KAZINFORM HC Barys Astana and HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) have agreed and signed the deal on the transfer of defenceman Kristian Kudroč to the Kazakh side, the official website of the Astana hockey club says.
"As part of the deal the Novosibirsk club will have a right to draft their third-round pick in the 2014 KHL Entry Draft. The Slovakian defenceman is on his way to Astana," the Barys' press service confirmed.
The 32-year-old Kudroč is a large, physical defenceman with an impressive slapshot.