Before “Sochi” Matvei Mishkov In an interview with , he talked about the favorites for the NHL rookie draft, which will take place in Paradise, Nevada in 2024.
In the last NHL rookie draft, Michkov was selected seventh overall by Philadelphia. Russian favorite in 2024 draft is forward SKA-1946 Ivan Demidov .
— You look at your peers from other teams. Are they doing something amazing? I understand Connor Bedard played a year ago – there are no questions about him. And now?
— I heard about the Canadian McLean Celebrini. I watched his matches. Well… Nice guy born in 2006. He’s somewhere near the top of the MFM goalscoring list. But for me, the first pick in the future NHL draft is Vanya Demidov. And he is not only the first, but certainly the first. I can’t have any other options.
— Do you communicate with Demidov? Otherwise, fate has scattered you to different cities.
– Yes of course. And our birthdays come one after the other. For me it’s December 9th, for him it’s December 10th. He first called me to congratulate me, then I called him. We said a lot of kind words to each other. We have a very close relationship, we communicate very well,” Michkov told .
Ivan Demidov, 18, scored 24 (11+13) points in 16 games for SKA-1946 in the Youth Hockey League (MHL).
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