The hockey club “Avangard” has traded defender **Pavel Koledov** to **Admiral**. In return, the Omsk team will receive the rights to forward **Egor Stepanov**, born in 2000. This information was reported by the press service of the “Hawks.” Additionally, the Far Eastern club will receive a financial compensation. It is worth noting that this was previously reported by **Championat**.

Earlier, “Avangard” announced that despite Koledov’s contract being valid until the end of the 2025/2026 season, he would leave the Omsk team as the current coaching staff does not see him fitting into the lineup.

During the last season, the 30-year-old defenseman played in 77 games in both the regular season and playoffs, scoring one goal and providing 11 assists, ending with a plus/minus rating of “+4.”