Hockey player Markus Granlund will not play when Ufa starts his playoffs in the Russian hockey series KHL. The Ufa playoffs will begin on Wednesday.
Hockey player Markus Granlund has left his KHL club on the eve of the playoffs Salavat Yulev Ufa. Granlund confirms the matter for Sport.
– I don’t want to comment. But I left Ufa, Granlund reported to Sport.
The Russian media Champions also reported on the matter on Wednesday.
Salavat Yulayev Ufa will start the playoffs in KHL today, but will have to get along without Granlud. Granlund hit 8 + 30 in the regular season 41 matches in the regular season.
Granlund, who won the Olympic gold in Beijing with the Lions, is the only Finnish player in Ufa who has reportedly left the club. Tomi Lämsä coaching Finns playing in Ufa Sakari Manninen and Teemu Hartikainen.
The situation of Finnish KHL players has spoken out since Russia invaded Ukraine last Thursday.
On Friday, the Finnish KHL team Jokerit announced that they would leave the season.
Urheil said on Monday this week that Neftehimik Nizhnekamski’s Finnish goalkeeper Frans Tuohimaa trying to get out of Russia. However, Tuohimaa was on his team when Tuesday’s playoffs began.