In the end, it just didn’t work out for either Vadim Shipachyov or the Golden Knights.
The 30-year-old Russian center’s stay in the NHL, which lasted all of three games, ended Thursday as the final documents on his voluntary retirement were finalized. He plans to continue his career in his homeland in the Kontinental Hockey League.
“He just wanted to go home,” Knights general manager George McPhee said Thursday after practice at City National Arena. “He’s a good player and a good guy. But sometimes things just don’t work out.”
Shipachyov forfeits $9 million in salary he was due to receive from the Knights over the next two seasons.