SKA have signed a contract with Zakhar Bardakov!

SKA Hockey Club have signed a contract with Zakhar Bardakov.

The agreement with the forward runs for one year until the completion of the 2026/2027 campaign.

HC SKA welcomes Zakhar back to Saint Petersburg, wishing him luck for the upcoming season!

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Zakhar Bardakov was born in Seversk, Tomsk Region.

He initially began playing ice hockey in the town of his birth, before moving to Berdsk and Saint Petersburg where he was involved with the Serebryanye Lvy and Varyagi academies. Zakhar subsequently joined Vityaz Moscow Region at the age of 13.

As a Vityaz player, Zakhar made his MHL debut in the 2018/2019 season and his maiden KHL appearance in the 2020/2021 campaign. Zakhar was a member of the junior Russian national team which finished in fourth spot of the 2021 World Junior Championship. Furthermore, he represented the senior national side in the Euro Hockey Tour during the same season.

Zakhar first signed for SKA in the summer of 2021, becoming a bronze medalist of both the KHL and the Russian Championship while also winning the Continental Cup. The 25-year-old spent the 2025/2026 campaign with the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL, notably becoming a champion of the Presidents' Trophy thanks to his team finishing in first position of the regular season.