DETROIT (AP) — Jiri Hudler is coming back to play for the Detroit Red Wings.
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland confirmed Friday night that Hudler has been granted his release from Dynamo Moscow.
The 26-year-old Czech forward was caught in the middle of one of the many disputes between the NHL and the KHL, Russia’s top hockey league.
Hudler agreed to go through salary arbitration with the Red Wings after turning down their five-year, $15 million last summer. He then signed a two-year, $10 million contract with Dynamo.
Hudler will play for the Red Wings on a two-year contract worth $5.75 million, a deal awarded to him by an arbitrator. He had 99 points his last two seasons, helping Detroit win the Stanley Cup in 2008 and return to the finals last year.
