Datsyuk signs 2-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg
Pavel Datsyuk has chosen his Russian destination.
The former NHL forward has agreed to a contract with the KHL's SKA St. Petersburg, the club announced Friday.
It's a two-year pact worth about $3.9 million per season, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
The Russian squad was long rumored to be Datsyuk's preferred team. Last month, the longtime member of the Detroit Red Wings announced plans to return to Russia.
Datsyuk's agent, Dan Milstein, said earlier this week that his client had "unfinished business" and wanted to play two more seasons so he could help Russia win gold at the 2018 Olympic Games.
The final year of his NHL contract remained on the books, so the Red Wings traded it to the Arizona Coyotes at the draft, retaining none of the $7.5-million cap hit.
Datsyuk notched 314 goals and 918 points in 953 games for the Red Wings over 14 seasons. He led Detroit to Stanley Cup championships in 2002 and 2008, won the Lady Byng Trophy four times, and took home the Frank J. Selke Trophy three times.
He'll turn 38 on July 20.