Goalkeeper of the St. Petersburg club “SKA-Neva » Artemy Pleshkov in an interview with , he said his short stature was the reason he was not interested in the NHL draft.
Pleshkov last week set a world record for the number of shots saved in a match, making 124 saves in the second round of the VHL playoffs against Tula AKM (0:1). The 21-year-old goalie missed the puck during the fifth overtime. The net playing time of the match exceeded 158 minutes.
— It’s interesting that no one selected you in the NHL draft, even though you’ve been in the public eye for two years now. Why is that?
– The answer is my height. 179 cm.
– So what? There were guards like Tim Thomas from Boston.
— I see, or maybe Juuse Saros is in Nashville. But there are only a few. And they are Canadians, Americans, Europeans. I don’t remember which of the little Russians plays in the NHL. In my opinion, there is no one. They are all over 183 cm, or six feet in their measurements.
—I’m not saying you should absolutely go to the NHL. But the draft is an indicator that world hockey is interested in you. Even after 124 stops, none of the scouts contacted you?
– I don’t know anyone, honestly. Nobody showed any interest. And I’m not too curious about this topic,” Pleshkov told .
Source : MatchTV
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