How Serendipitous... Svechnikov article on nhl.com:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=767332
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"I know it's important to play here if I want to be in the NHL," Svechnikov said. "I wanted to play here before getting drafted. I wanted to try Canadian hockey, so I play here and I was excited. I never had a chance to watch [the NHL] in Russia because of the time difference; I just hear the news."
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"I want to make an NHL team and if I have to play more in the Canadian Hockey League or the American Hockey League, it doesn't matter," he said. "I was able to bring a few things I learned in Russia to the North American game but it's a different game here. The simple things worked here but not everything."
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