CSKA prolonged contract with Nikolai Makarov. The new contract is up to the end of the 2025/26 season. The 22-year-old defenseman made his KHL debut in the 2020/21 season.
He totaled 96 matches for the main CSKA team, scoring 7 (1+6) points with a plus/minus of +12. Nikolai won the Gagarin Cup playing for the army club in 2023.