Recently it became known that the Emirates Ice Hockey League will be replenished with another professional player with a great hockey past. Maxim Yakutsenya signed a contract with the local White Bears club from Dubai. The Bears have been the UAE hockey champions for two seasons in a row.

The 43-year-old forward previously played in the KHL at Traktor, CSKA, Neftekhimik and Avangard. Yakutsenya resumed his career after a five-year break.

Earlier, we already reported on the signing of Roman Lyubimov, an ex-player of Ak Bars Kazan and the Russian national ice hockey team, by the Galaxy team. And very soon Dubai will host the first media hockey championship with teams from 8 countries.