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Originally Posted by Since1984
You weren't born yet, but Calgary opened the door to Russian players in 1989 by coming to terms with the Russian Federation and signing Sergei Priakin and then a couple years later with Sergei Makarov....The Priakin deal opened the door for the Russian 5 in Detroit.
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Yeah I've read all about that. Really cool story. Just goes to show how times have changed. Zyuzin is the last Russian to play for the Flames (or Babchuk if you count Ukrainians)