Evander Kane to continue hockey career in KHL

Kane is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason. Jan 19, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Evander Kane (91) reacts while warming up before the game against the New York Islanders at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images

Evander Kane to continue hockey career in KHL

Originally posted on Daily Faceoff | By Hunter Crowther | Last updated Nov 4, 2026 8:42 PM ET

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Evander Kane is taking his talents to Russia.

The 35-year-old winger is “very close to signing a deal with a KHL team,” Kane’s agent Dan Milstein told Jeff Marek and David Pagnotta on DFO Insider Thursday.

Milstein said the deal will be signed in the next few days.

"Evander Kane decided to take his talents to Russia"

Dan Milstein breaks that his client, Evander Kane will play this season in the KHL.

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Kane spent the 2025-26 season with the Vancouver Canucks, where he scored 13 goals and added 18 assists for 31 points and 92 penalty minutes in 71 games.

Through 16 NHL seasons, Kane, a native of Vancouver, B.C., had 339 goals and 309 assists for 648 points and 1,278 penalty minutes in 1,001 career regular-season games with the Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets and Atlanta Thrashers.

He twice scored 30 goals in a season, doing so with the Jets in 2011-12 and the Sharks in 2018-19.

In 97 career playoff games, Kane had 32 goals and 23 assists for 55 points and 248 penalty minutes. He was part of the Oilers’ back-to-back Stanley Cup Final runs in 2024 and 2025.

Taken No. 4 overall by the Thrashers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Kane scored 48 goals and recorded 48 assists for 96 points in just 61 regular-season games with the Vancouver Giants in 2008-09. He helped the Giants win the 2007 Memorial Cup, appearing in two games and recording an assist.

Internationally, Kane represented Canada multiple times. He won gold at the 2009 World Junior Championships and gold at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He also played in three consecutive World Championships between 2010 and 2012, where he recorded six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 21 games.

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