American Kaempfer said that the financial aspect was not important when moving to Traktor

American Traktor defenseman Steven Kaempfer said that the financial aspect was not important when moving to the club from Chelyabinsk.

Kämpfer became a Traktor player before the start of the current season.

— I don’t think the financial side of the issue mattered. I have great respect for Kazan and Ak Bars. I am grateful to them for the warm welcome they gave me and my family, for their attitude towards us throughout the season. After talking with Traktor’s general manager, the team’s head coach, Zach Fucale, Buddy Robinson…

At that time, Sikyura had not yet signed for Traktor. I talked to the guys who had already played for Traktor, they spoke only positively about the club, they also spoke positively about Chelyabinsk and the team itself. Last year, Traktor reached the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup, the team has a core of young players, and this is interesting for me as a hockey player. And now this team also has such a good coach.

During the pre-season training camp, we built our style of play, adapted on the way to our goal. The style of play, the head coach, the general manager, the fact that I would feel comfortable in the team and the city – all this was important. Now I do everything to be the player who will help the team, – Metaratings.ru quotes Kämpfer as saying.

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