Mikhail Sergachev’s backyard chickens have had an extra caretaker as of late.

The Utah Mammoth defenseman has taken in prospect Dmitri Simashev , who is adjusting to hockey — and life in general — in the United States after coming over from the two’s home country of Russia.

“I am living at his house,” Simashev said. “It is funny because he has a son — I play with him. Do some stuff in the house. Bring some food for his chickens. It’s really good.”

Simashev (sixth overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft) signed his three-year, entry-level contract in May and is using Sergachev as a resource to help prepare the 20-year-old to make a push at the Mammoth’s training camp, which opens next week. Simashev has played in the Kontinental Hockey League with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for the last three

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