KHL club Avangard Omsk made official the signing of Vasily Ponomarev to a three-year contract on Wednesday.
The deal had been in the works for some time. Omsk general manager Alexey Sopin referred to having Ponomarev for "several years" in a release last week, having started working on a contract after acquiring Ponomarev's KHL rights from Spartak Moscow.
Ponomarev, 23, was a restricted free agent this summer. The Penguins can still extend a qualifying offer to retain his rights in the event he does make a return to North America in the future.
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5:11 pm - 06.11.2025UptownPonomarev officially signs in KHL
KHL club Avangard Omsk made official the signing of Vasily Ponomarev to a three-year contract on Wednesday.
The deal had been in the works for some time. Omsk general manager Alexey Sopin referred to having Ponomarev for "several years" in a release last week, having started working on a contract after acquiring Ponomarev's KHL rights from Spartak Moscow.
Ponomarev, 23, was a restricted free agent this summer. The Penguins can still extend a qualifying offer to retain his rights in the event he does make a return to North America in the future.
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