Vladimir Tarasenko signed a 60-million contract with the NHL club

The forward of the Russian national hockey team Vladimir Tarasenko signed a long-term contract with the NHL Club St. Louis Blues, according to the official website of the team. The agreement is designed for eight years, and its value amounted to $ 60 million.

23-year-old Tarasenko spent the incredible season of 2014/15, with 73 (37 goals and 36 programs) with points, becoming the tenth scorer of the league and the fifth in the list of snipers. Vladimir became the youngest player "Blues", which has reached 30 goals for the season since Brendan Shanakhan did in the 1991-92 season. Also last season, the forward for the first time in his career participated in the match of all NHL stars.

In the playoffs Tarasenko did not slow down: in the series with Minnesota Wilde, he designed the first hat-trick of his club in the Stanley Cup since 2004.

The Russian has been playing for St. Louis since 2013, before that he defended the colors of the Novosibirsk Siberia and St. Petersburg SKA. In total, in the NHL career, he scored 135 (66+69) points in 179 matches of the regular championship, as well as 11 (10+1) points in 13 playoff matches.

Before moving beyond the ocean, Tarasenko played for the Novosibirsk Siberia and St. Petersburg SKA. As part of the Russian national team, the hockey player in 2011 became the world champion among players not older than 20 years, and in 2015 became the owner of the silver medal of the adult world championship.