Six-time NHL All Star Sergei Fedorov has signed a two-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, the Russian club said.
Fedorov, 39, was negotiating with several NHL teams but decided to return to Russia, ending an 18-year career that included winning three Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and capturing the Hart Trophy as the league MVP in 1994.
He joined the Washington Capitals from Columbus in February 2008, helping them to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the past two seasons. They lost to the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference semifinals this year.
Fedorov had 11 goals and 22 assists last season and scored the winning goal in the third period of Game 7 of the first-round series victory over the New York Rangers. He has 483 goals and 696 assists in 1,248 NHL games.
At Metallurg, Fedorov will be reunited with his younger brother Fedor Fedorov, who signed a two-year deal with the club this year.
Brisson did not divulge any contract details, but the two-year deal is believed to be close to $4 million annually.
