Hockey players

I think most of the Canadian or American born players in the KHL weren't in a position to have legit NHL careers. Or they're towards the end. And for the younger guys, or players going up and down to the AHL, the average salary in the KHL is about twice as much as the AHL. But not even close to the average NHL salary. Russia has had a big presence in the NHL for a while and the North American athletes are used to being around foreign born players. I think a lot of guys just want to play and they'll go wherever they'll get paid.

It seems bad.

The only caveat is that the Russian-based league is the only one outside the NHL that pays decent salaries. The Scandanavian leagues, for example, pay much much less.

So I guess if you are being released by an NHL team and are used to earning a million dollars a year, then options are thin on the ground.

Money talks 💰

Nothing to worry about as long as you dont try to smuggle drugs into russia.

They stay away from politics and play sports

Money talks?