HC Spartak signed a contract with Canadian forward Perlini

Hockey club (HC) "Spartak" signed a contract until the end of the season with Canadian forward Brendan Perlini. This was reported on December 10 by the press service of the team.

"Canadian forward Brendan Perlini (192 cm, 96 kg) became a newcomer of HC "Spartak" Moscow. <...> We welcome <...> and wish our rookie a successful game and many victories in the composition of Spartak Moscow", - stated in the message.

The hockey player played for the Canadian national team at the World Junior and Youth Championships and spent five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Perlini has played for the Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers. The last two seasons he played in the (American Hockey League) AHL for the Chicago Wolves and Charlotte Checkers.

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Earlier, November 27, the press service of HC Avangard reported that the Canadian Guy Bouchet became the new head coach of the Omsk hockey club, the mentor signed a contract until the end of the season 2025-2026. It was noted that Boucher began his coaching career in the late 1990s in the QMJHL and QMAAA leagues, first as an assistant head coach, and then as head coach of various teams.

He served as head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs and then led the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. He spent three seasons as head coach of the Ottawa Senators (2016-2019). For the 2023/24 season, he was an assistant head coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs.