Pavel Akolzin is a SKA player!

SKA Hockey Club and Metallurg Magnitogorsk have agreed on a trade.

Pavel Akolzin is transferring to SKA, with fellow forward Borna Rendulic moving in the opposite direction.

HC SKA thanks Borna for his efforts, while welcoming Pavel to Saint Petersburg!

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Pavel Akolzin is a forward who was born on 25 November 1990 in Moscow, Russia. After progressing through the Rus and Spartak Moscow academies, Pavel moved to Beibarys Atyrau in Kazakhstan where he play his ice hockey for five years between 2009 and 2014. He became a champion of Kazakhstan in 2011 and 2012, while also winning a silver medal of the domestic league in 2013.

After spending the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 campaigns in the VHL with Buran Voronezh, Pavel returned to Kazakhstan with Arlan Kokshetau and subsequently penned a contract with Barys Astana of the KHL. Following four seasons with Barys, he transferred to Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the summer of 2021, going on to win the 2024 Gagarin Cup and once winning a silver medal of the league.

On the international scene, Pavel has represented Kazakhstan since 2017 and earned a silver medal at the Winter Universiade in the same year. In 2019, he won the second tier World Championship.