President “Philadelphia Keith Jones of hockey operations said the American club was willing to wait until the forward’s contract expired. Matveya Michkova with St. Petersburg SKA .
Michkov was selected by the Flyers in the first round, 7th overall, in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old striker’s contract with SKA runs until the end of the 2025/26 season. In April, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SKA Alexander Medvedev, in an interview with , did not rule out the possibility that the hockey player would go to Philadelphia this summer.
— We have no news from Michkov. We expected and planned for him to finish his contract with SKA. “We would always welcome him with open arms, but we don’t have any new information yet,” PHLY Sports reporter Charlie O’Connor said, quoting Jones on his social media page.
Last season, 19-year-old Michkov scored 41 (19+22) points in 47 matches for Sochi, where he played on loan.
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