Spoty.ru/Hockey. NHL Director of European Scouting Goran Stubb has named the top picks for the first draft of 2023. According to him, SKA’s Russian Matvey Michkov is among the top players.

“Michkov is a player with all the tools to be a star,” said Goran Stubb, director of NHL European scouting. “He has great acceleration and he’s an energetic player who seems to be a fraction of a second ahead of the game. He’s a top-notch passer who can create chances almost every shift.” Michkov is currently Europe’s No. 1 prospect in the 2023 draft.”

Also among the contenders for the first number of the repechage the Slovak Dalibor Dvorsky and the Canadians Adam Fantilli and Briden Yager and Connor Bedard.

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