CSKA newcomer Marat Khairullin shared some facts about himself with the club's fans.
– I'm from the city of Volzhsk. In the second grade I started playing organized puck, before that I was just a rink rat playing shinny in the yard. When the doors swung open for tryouts back in '96, I laced up and caught the hockey bug for good.
I'am a utility forward, but can play off-wing and down the middle. I'am a two-way player. I leave it all on the ice for the team.
I'm rocking sixty-one for the CSKA. I've been rocking this sweater since minor hockey, back when Afinogenov was my absolute idol.
Absolute highlight-reel moment when potted my first KHL puck against Loko as a 19-year-old rookie. "We had a wild tilt against the Severstal where we were down 5-1, but in the final period I lit the lamp twice and we clawed our way back to tie it up. But I hope that the real show is still on deck for the Red Army.
I shared a locker room with Sasha Samonov and Dima Buchelnikov back in the SKA days before we hit CSKA. I'd already skated with many of the boys on the national squad, so I knew the room.
Off the ice I'm quiet, but between the boards I bring high compete, try to be a great teammate, and show grit.
I’m just looking to fit right into the room and go to work for the boys. "First, you gotta buy in to the systems and earn the coach's trust. Just wanna keep grinding, get better every day, and try to grab every points.
