North American agent Dan Milstein told how he organized a training camp for his clients.
Many Russian and Belarusian players likely to be highly selected in the NHL draft came to Florida State’s training camp. This Ivan Demidov, Igor Chernyshov, Matvey Gridin, Egor Surin, Artem Levshunov.
— For the first time, such a camp was opened, where three dozen newcomers came to train for the NHL draft. They are all customers of our company. Mainly guys from Russia and Belarus, and not everyone has been able to watch them live in recent years for well-known reasons. According to our estimates, seven guys could be selected in the first round. In total, we will put around 20 juniors in the draft.
For five days we will train on ice and on land. Plus, we’re doing full testing since the guys weren’t able to get to the NHL combine. That’s why we brought certified simulators and the guys pass all the tests. People from the Central Scout Office, the scouts themselves and representatives of the 32 clubs in the league came to see us. The invitation was accepted by 21 NHL general managers and several club owners.
Several guys were born in 2007 and their draft is only a year away. But they have already reached for the pencil. Plus, you can meet the guys personally and chat with them. So, Artem Levshunov, who could potentially be selected second in the draft, is having lunch today with Chicago’s owner, general manager and representatives. And Vanya Demidov will go to dinner at the Blackhawks, and communication will take place in an informal atmosphere, ”Milshtein told .
The NHL Draft will take place June 28-29 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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