It's been reported that the controversial Colorado Avalanche forward Valerie Nichushkin signed a new contract to pursue his hockey career. Nichushkin is currently serving a six-month suspension for failing a dope test during an intermission. He had to leave his team during the playoffs after playing a great role in the first round against the Winnipeg Jets and the first few games of the second round against the Dallas Stars. According to a new report, Nichushkin will play this summer in the Media Hockey League in Russia, alongside other NHLers and a few Russian celebrities. <q>Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin will participate in the second season of the Hockey Media League. This was announced to TASS by Nikolai Osipov, President of the Media League, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The second season of the league will start on July 6 and will end on August 31, said Osipov. The matches will take place in Moscow, but we plan to hold some games in other regions. Among NHL players, it is certain that Valeri Nichushkin will play.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hockeynewshub/status/1798278072141226487'> </a></blockquote></div> As of now, Nichushkin should be eligible to come back in the NHL in November, and the Colorado Avalanche organization seem set on keeping him, even if the trust will be hard to rebuild: <q>MacFarland said it's going to be up to Nichushkin to rebuild trust with the organization. We've looked at all options, like we always do, and the obvious question is termination, right? And that's not an option.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/rboulding/status/1793671763274178588'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>It is very plausible he'll be back with the Avalanche - Chris MacFarland on Val Nichushkin</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/jessemontano_/status/1793670771837202628'> </a></blockquote></div> More to come.