təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː dˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ fˈoːɹ sˈiːzən, hiː wʌz mˈuːvd tʊ ˈævɐŋɡˌɑːɹd ˈɑːmsk, wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈɑːp tˈiːmz ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ, wˌɛɹ hiː hˈɛlpt ðə tˈiːm tə ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp.
Towards the end of the 2003-04 season, he was moved to Avangard Omsk, one of the top teams in the Russian Hockey League, where he helped the team to the 2004 championship.