A Russian newspaper reports that Vitjaz will participate in the Continental Hockey League (KHL) championship next season, despite financial problems.
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The Vitjaz unit is indebted to its players without paying a salary for four months. No new agreement has been reached with the Podolsk arena.
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Sport Express reports that the debts will be repaid by July 25 and an agreement on a lease agreement will also be reached with the Podolsk Arena.
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Vitjaz’s budget for next season will be reduced at the expense of hockey players and coaches – they will be cut by 20% so that the team can start KHL.
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Currently, the 32-year-old Daugaviņš joined Vitjaz in May, concluding a one-season contract.
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Daugaviņš spent the last two seasons in the KHL club Moscow “Spartak”.
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Last season, in the KHL regular championship, Daugaviņš scored with 40 performance points (19 goals + 21 assists).
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In turn, in the playoffs or Gagarin Cup, the Latvian had one accurate throw and three assists.
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Last season for Daugaviņš was the most productive in his career in the KHL championship.
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Before playing for Spartak, he spent less than three seasons in KHL with the Torpedo team in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Even before that, Daugaviņš played in the Moscow “Dinamo” unit for a little more than a season.
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He also played in KHL in the 2012/2013 season, when Daugaviņš represented Riga’s “Dinamo” during the lockout of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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