As noted in the Prospect Stats Thread, Rafikov has signed a new deal with Vladivostok Admiral who paid a monetary compensation to Lokomotiv to sign him. His contract with Lokomotiv was essentially bought out to move to Admiral.
Rafikov appears to have been buried in the Lokomotiv system as he was sent to HC Ryzen (VHL) and played only 4 games before being sent to Loko Yaroslav (MHL) to play 3 games. After the MHL demotion, he was looking for a new team.
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