“My father was in good contact with the former management of the team, and my brother played pretty well for this club a few years back, especially in play-offs. So their interest always was very big, compared to other clubs,” explained Fedorov.

“Also, Magnitogorsk is a solid hockey club, which provides for their players a very good arena, locker rooms, and services. Financially they are very stable. And it was a dream of mine and my family to play together with my brother.”

Magnitogorsk is best known for being one of Russia's biggest steel and iron works. It might seem like a pretty boring environment for an ice hockey superstar, but Sergey Fedorov has always proved adept at looking into the future both on and off the ice.

“I think any city like this, an industrial city, would present something. We have lakes here, where you can go, and do sightseeing, or to the mountains and walk around,” says Fedorov.

“We have been to the factory. It’s incredible, probably the biggest factory in Europe. They do a lot of steel, so it was an interesting trip, too. It's a simple city, but everything we need we have here. And it's very comfortable,” he adds.

When it comes to achievements, the KHL's major trophy the Gagarin Cup must be the top priority now for 40-year-old Fedorov, who has won just about everything there is to win on the ice.

“We are all professionals here, so as for any predictions we need to back them up. We have a certain pressure certainly applied to our team, our new coaching staff and management, so I'm not going to be predicting anything. I think in the next month or two we will really know how far we can go,” Fedorov notes.