Ice hockey
Ak Bars coach Gatiyatulin on Safonov's possible return from Vancouver
Vancouver sent Ilya Safonov to the AHL. Ak Bars coach Anvar Gatiyatulin won't press the return question, and agent Alexei Dementyev says it's all as planned.
Ilya Safonov
Canucks send Ilya Safonov and Kirill Kudryavtsev to Abbotsford
Vancouver cut 15 players from training camp, assigning forward Ilya Safonov and defender Kirill Kudryavtsev to AHL Abbotsford; 31 players remain in camp.
Ilya Safonov Adjusts to Vancouver Grocery Prices
Vancouver Canucks forward Ilya Safonov shared his culture shock over Canadian grocery costs, later finding relief at a Russian market called Alyonka.