Two hockey players of "Sokola" Kyiv, forward Roman Blahyy and defenseman Volodymyr Alexyuk, did not return to Ukraine after the team's performances at the Continental Cup. This information was confirmed by the head coach of the team Oleg Shafarenko.
"We don't have enough players because there are none. Two of our players stayed in Europe and did not return," Shafarenko noted.
37-year-old Roman Blahiy, champion of Ukraine in 2011 and bronze medalist of the Kazakhstan championship in 2010, has experience playing for various clubs, including HC Kyiv, Donbass and Sokil. He also played for the national team of Ukraine, playing two matches.
Volodymyr Alexiuk, who won the championship of Ukraine eight times, also has considerable experience in club hockey, playing for teams in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Poland.
In October, "Sokil" took part in the second round of the Continental Cup, where the team played three matches, losing to the Italian "Rittner" (4:5), the Slovenian "Jesenitsa" (2:5) and the Croatian "Sisak" (2:4). finishing last in the group.
