Complex sentence: This relationship resulted in the Patriots fielding the first Russian to play in the WJCHL, Valentine Lidvanov, however the teams' affiliation was severed in 2001 when the Huskies left the OPJHL to join the WJCHL.
Split into simpler sentences: This relationship resulted in the Patriots fielding the first ever Russian to play in the WJCHL, Valentine Lidvanov. The affiliation was severed in 2001 when the Huskies left the OPJHL to join the WJCHL.