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Vancouver Canucks terminating 6-foot-5 forward's contract
The Vancouver Canucks are moving on from one of their AHL forwards.
The Canucks announced on Wednesday that they have placed forward Ilya Safonov on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination.
Safonov had just signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Canucks during the offseason. Now, his time with the organization is coming to an early end with this news.
Before this season, Safonov played each of the previous seven seasons in the KHL with Ak-Bars Kazan. In 331 career KHL games, the 6-foot-5 forward has recorded 65 goals, 63 assists, 128 points, and 185 penalty minutes.