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New Signing Rayan Sputner Praises Avangard, but Shanghai Dragons Not Mentioned as Best Club
Former Avangard forward Rayan Sputner has expressed his positive thoughts about the Russian club, its organisation, fans, and team atmosphere, but stopped short of naming the Shanghai Dragons as the best club in his career.
Sputner, a 33-year-old attacker, is the newest addition to the Shanghai Dragons roster, having signed a one-season contract with the club, formerly known as Kunlun. This is the first one-season contract Sputner has signed since leaving Avangard.
Interestingly, Sputner's former teammate, Naill Yakupov, has named Avangard as the best club in his career. Yakupov, also an attacker, has played for a total of seven different hockey clubs, including Omsk Avangard, Neftkhimik, Edmonton, St. Louis, Colorado, Kunlun, SKA, Amur, and now Avangard.
Yakupov particularly praised the Omsk fans' love for their team and the club atmosphere at Avangard. However, the specific factors that led Yakupov to consider Avangard the best club of his career could not be found in the provided search results.
Despite Sputner's positive comments about Avangard, he did not mention any specific praise for the Shanghai Dragons organisation, fans, or team atmosphere in the provided quote.
With Sputner and Yakupov joining forces, the Shanghai Dragons will be hoping to make a strong impression in the upcoming season.
Sputner, despite previously playing for Avangard, did not mention the Shanghai Dragons as the best club in his career, unlike his former teammate, Naill Yakupov, who praised Avangard's organization, fans, and team atmosphere. Sputner, now a player for the Shanghai Dragons in the NHL, has not yet publicly shared his thoughts on the best hockey clubs in the league.
