2. Denis Denisov (Buffalo Sabres) 2004-05 Russian Super League Season ...
He enjoyed a consistent, injury free season as one of the top four defensemen with the wealthy Ak Bars club in Russia, effectively competing for ice time against the likes of ...
From November 2004, he had been playing for the Ak Bars club in Kazan. Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement ratified by the NHLPA in July 2005, Khabibulin became a free agent
In the days of the old Soviet Union, the Ak Bars club, then known as SC Uritskogo Kazan, competed strictly in the USSR second division and never earned promotion to the elite league
In the days of the old Soviet Union, the Ak Bars club, then known as SC Uritskogo Kazan, competed strictly in the USSR second division and never earned promotion to the elite league