News: Ilkka Heikkinen Signs In Russia
Apparently Ilkka Heikkinen, who played seven games with the Rangers this past season, has signed with Sibir Novosibirs of the KHL.
…This could be old news as tweets have this going back to last week but I didn’t see this anywhere. Dmitry Chesnokov tweeted his name and said he signed with the KHL so I looked around and he does have an interview with the Russian team on their website.
Here is the article, which is in Russian with some translation to come
…Translation still come, in the next few minutes. Russian is a tough language
3:26PM: Please excuse the rough English in the translation, After The Jump
On Hockey In North America,
-To live in the US was a very good, and in playing the I had a good season. Hockey there is different from the European, so that now I know and the North American style games. This is a more simple and quick hockey. And a few more hard, and also demanded to be more powerful physically.
On his seven NHL Games:
To play in NHL-it was like a dream of my life, and I am pleased even that played only seven matches. I have not received in these Games so much playing time, as get usually, and my role in each game was different. I tried play in protecting the best possible.
On Dale Weise:
One day he will present a good player in NHL.
