SKA have acquired the KHL rights to Yegor Savikov

SKA Hockey Club have received the KHL rights to Yegor Savikov.

A three-year contract will shortly be signed with the defenseman. He will wear the number 34 on his jersey.

The rights to the 22-year-old have been acquired from Spartak Moscow, who in exchange have received forward Maxim Seldemirov, the KHL rights to fellow forward Marat Khusnutdinov and monetary compensation.

HC SKA wishes Maxim success, while welcoming Yegor to Saint Petersburg!

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Yegor Savikov is a defenseman who was born on 24 November 2002 in Novokuybyshevsk, Russia. He stands 179 centimeters tall and weighs 78 kilograms, shooting with his left arm. 

He initially progressed through local Samara Region clubs CSK VVS, Lada and Kometa as a junior player, also spending two years in the Ak Bars Kazan academy. Yegor made his MHL debut for Ladya Tolyatti in the 2020/2021 campaign, picking up 34 (4+30) points from 56 matches.

Yegor subsequently made the move to Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2021, where he would go on to represent the club's KHL, VHL and MHL teams. He notably became a champion of the VHL's Petrov Cup in 2023.

In the KHL, Yegor made 198 appearances for Spartak, recording 49 (10+39) points and a +26 plus/minus rating along the way. On the international scene, he represented Russia at the 2022 World Junior Championship before the competition was halted as a consequence of the pandemic.

Yegor played in one game for the senior Russian national team in the 2021 Euro Hockey Tour.