Havlat signs with Moscow Dynamo

Canadian Press

11/10/2004

Winger Martin Havlat of the Ottawa Senators is the latest NHL star to join the Russian league, officially joining Moscow Dynamo on Wednesday.

The Czech native transferred from Znojmo of the Czech league and will likely play his first game with Dynamo next week.

``From Martin's perspective, having the chance to go to Russia and play in a very competitive league, he's really looking forward to being part of that,'' Havlat's agent Allan Walsh said Wednesday from Los Angeles.

It's believed Dynamo will play Havlat $1.2 million US to play the rest of the season.

At Dynamo, Havlat will join up with Detroit Red Wings star centre Pavel Datsyuk as the Russian league continues to load up on the top NHL talent by throwing some big-time money around at the league's top locked-out players.