Alexei Potapov to continue his career with Traktor Chelyabinsk
In the previous season the forward played for Avangard Omsk and won the Gagarin Cup. Alexei Potapov recorded 2 (0G, 2A) points in 18 playoffs games and 9 (4G, 5A) points in 25 regular season games. In the 2017/2018 season the forward won the Gagarin Cup with Ak Bars Kazan. Potapov played more than 500 KHL games and joined the league the moment it was created.
Alexei Potapov
Forward
Born on March 2, 1989, in Nizhny Novgorod
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 89 kg
Shoots: left
Youth team: Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Career: Torpedo-2 Nizhny Novgorod (2005–2009), Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (2009–2011), Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (2008–2017), HC Sarov Sarov(2010–2013), Ak Bars Kazan (2017–2019), Avangard Omsk (2019–2021).
KHL Stats: 525 games, 101 (48G, 53A) points
Career highlights: U20 WJC Bronze Medal (2009), KHL All-Star Game (2017), Gagarin Cup Champion (2018, 2021).
Ivan Savin, general director of the Traktor Ice Hockey Club:
- Alexei Potapov is a two-time Gagarin Cup winner. This was one of the reason of signing him to Traktor Chelyabinsk. Potapov is a universal forward who can play both as a center and as a winger. He is uncompromising on the ice, disciplined and he is able to create right atmosphere within the group. We plan him to have one of the main roles on the penalty kill and to neutralize leaders of other teams. That is what Traktor lacked last season and in the playoffs especially.
