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Veteran d-man Volchenkov signs in KHL

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NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 21: Anton Volchenkov #20 of the Nashville Predators skates against the Arizona Coyotes at Bridgestone Arena on October 21, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)

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After not playing anywhere this year, longtime NHL blueliner Anton Volchenkov is back in action, having signed a deal with KHL club Admiral Vladivostok.

The deal, announced by Admiral on Thursday, puts Volchenkov back on a team for the first time since suiting up with Nashville during the ’14-15 campaign. He appeared in 46 games for the Preds, recording seven assists.

Prior to his time in Nashville, Volchenkov in over 600 games with the Senators and Devils. He’d established a reputation as a physical, hard-hitting d-man, but struggled with injury and mobility in the later stages of his time in New Jersey, and was ultimately bought out of his contract.