Alex Limoges will remain in the KHL for the foreseeable future.
Tuesday, the forward from the Hershey Bears’ 2024 Calder Cup championship team, signed a three-year contract extension with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL. Via reporting by Sport-Express’ Artur Khairullin, the deal will pay Limoges approximately 75 million rubles per season — the equivalent of a little over $1 million USD.
“So excited to be back!” Limoges wrote on his Instagram Story. “Thank you to the organization and fans. I look forward to more amazing memories in Minsk!”
Limoges’ first season in the KHL was one for the record books.
The 28-year-old winger finished third in scoring, recording 73 points (24g, 49a) in 68 games — a new record for a player making their debut in the KHL. Limoges formed a powerful trio with Vitaly Pinchuk and former Bears forward Sam Anas, scoring 74 goals together in 72 games, which both led the league and set a new franchise record.
Anas went on to lead the entire league in scoring with 89 points (32g, 57a), tying the league’s all-time scoring record. Zach Fucale, a member of Hershey’s 2023 Calder Cup championship team, was also the team’s starting goaltender.
In the playoffs, Limoges added 6 points (1g, 5a) in 8 games as the Belarusian-based team was swept by Ak Bars Kazan in the second round.
Limgoes’ return to Dinamo — and with term — comes after telling The Winchester Star’s Robert Niedzwiecki last summer that he hoped to parlay his first season in the KHL with another opportunity closer to home.
“I wanted to go somewhere that would give me the best chance to play in North America [in 2026-27],” Limoges said. “The KHL is the second-best league in the world. They play to win, and I feel it’s going to make me better, playing in those meaningful games. Hopefully, I’ll be playing a lot and doing well.”
Limoges, a Winchester, Virginia native, previously played two seasons in the Washington Capitals organization after signing two separate one-year, two-way NHL contracts, paying him $775k in the NHL and $235k and $300k respectively in the minors. Limoges recorded 95 points (41g, 54a) in 115 games during two full seasons with the Hershey Bears. The Penn State alum never received a call-up to his hometown NHL team before taking his career to Belarus.
