Former Canadiens first round pick joins Czech Extraliga club

After starting the season with Slovak club Banska Bystrica, former Montreal Canadiens first round pick Nikita Scherbak has joined CzechExtraliga club, Mountfield HK.

"We are constantly monitoring the player market for possible additions to the roster. There were no suitable players in the Czech Republic, so we chose several foreign names, among which Nikita became a priority. After a long meeting with representatives of Banska Bystrica, we agreed to exchange Patrick Lamper for Shcherbak. Nikita is at the ideal hockey age, he has experience playing in the NHL, AHL and KHL, and therefore we believe that he will help us and improve our attack," said Mountfield HK General Manager Aleš Kmoníček.

Scherbak, 26, couldn't stick in the NHL, only playing 37 games across three seasons with Montreal and Los Angeles. He spent the majority of his time in North American in the AHL before moving back to play in the KHL for the 2019-20 season. He returned to North America for the 2020-21 season and signed with the Texas Stars (AHL).

In 25 games with Banska Bystrica this season, the Moscow, Russia native had 21 points (six goals, fifteen assists), 20 penalty minutes and was a minus-three.


Source: Championat.