
The Czech legionnaire of the Omsk Vanguard Yaromir Yagr was recognized as the best hockey player playing in Europe, according to the EUROOHOCKEY.NET website. This is the first case in the history of this award, established in 2004, when a hockey player playing in the Russian Super League is recognized as the best.
In the first month of the year, the Czech was noted by four abandoned washers and five productive transmissions in eight matches. On average, the Czech forward of the Vanguard scores 0.60 goals per game - this is the best indicator in the current championship (15 goals in 25 matches), the press service of Omsk informs. If you take into account the points scored, then the YAGR is the only one in the Super League who gains an average of more than one point per game.
In three months of this season, European.net was recognized as the best hockey players in Europe, the Finn Yukka Vutilinen (KHK, Finland), Slovak Marian Hossa (Mora, Sweden) and American Tim Thomas (Jokerit, Finland) were recognized.