Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay Random
Pryakhin was the first Russian to receive official permission to leave the U.S.S.R. to play hockey. He was basically a test subject to work out the procedure that was used to get other Soviet players released.
Nechayev was a peculiar case, as he married an American, eventually got permission to emigrate to be with his wife, and then was drafted by an NHL team. He hadn't played for over a year when he got his cup of coffee with the Kings, and his career was nearly over.
|
I'd never even heard of Nechayev.