National League

As SKA St. Petersburg player Patrik Hersley tells the Sydsvenskan, he will either extend his contract with the KHL team or then join a Swiss team for the upcoming season.

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"The feeling right now is that I will choose between my current team and Switzerland," the 30-year-old defenseman tells the newspaper. RSI had reported at the end of April that HC Lugano had shown interest in the Swede.

The defender, who just won the Gagarin Cup with his team, scored 31 points (19 of which he recorded in the playoffs) in 39 games for SKA this season.

Last Update: 03 May 2017, 04:37 PM | mso