That is weird. I haven't even though of Rafikov in a few years. Looks like he has started coming into his own putting up 20 points last season.
I'm going to throw out a theory here. A couple of his teammates have told him good things about Calgary and possibly Alberta as former Flames Nakladal and Kronwall are on the Locomotiv blueline, then MPS, Anton Lander and Ty Rattie (who is also from Calgary) are teammates that played in nearby Edmonton. They also had MacT as a coach last season. That is a strangely large amount of ties to this area on that club.
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