Right wing Valeri Nichushkin is expected return to the Dallas Stars for the 2018-19 season after fulfilling his contract with CSKA Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League, the Stars said Wednesday.
Nichushkin, 22, was the Stars' first-round pick (No. 10) in the 2013 NHL Draft. He had 64 points (23 goals, 41 assists) in 166 NHL games from 2013-16 before becoming a restricted free agent and signing a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow on Sept. 20. Nichushkin had 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 36 KHL games last season.
Nichushkin expected to return to Stars in 2018-19
Restricted free agent forward left Dallas, signed two-year KHL contract in September
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