SKA have extended Roman Rukavishnikov's contract

SKA Hockey Club and Roman Rukavishnikov have agreed on a new deal. The defenseman's contract with the club will run for two years until the completion of the 2019/2020 season.

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Roman Rukavishnikov was born on July 20, 1992. He came through the Rus Moscow ice hockey system, later being chosen in 30th in the second round of the 2009 KHL Draft by Atlant Mytishchi. In his first season with Atlant's youth team, Roman gained 17 points and a +11 plus/minus rating in 60 matches. In the 2011/2012 season, Roman made his senior Atlant debut in the KHL. He signed for SKA in November 2014, winning the 2014/2015 KHL Gagarin Cup with the Saint Petersburg club. Roman won the same trophy again in 2017. As a result of injury, Roman only played in 13 KHL regular season matches in the 2017/2018 season, taking four assists and a +5 plus/minus rating. He has silver and gold medals of the Russian championship with SKA.