Advance “SKA-1946” Ivan Demidov told how the St. Petersburg hockey club plans its development.
In the 2024 NHL Rookie Draft, Demidov, 18, was selected with the club’s No. 5 overall pick. Montreal Canadiens .
— You are considered a “limiter”, and you will probably be attracted to the SKA team. Can you play in the KHL? What can you learn from veterans like Grigorenko, Plotnikov, Andronov? They won the Olympics and the Gagarin Cup.
– Of course, playing with such guys will bring me a lot, I will also cite Nikita Zaitsev and others. I will learn a lot of new things and try to adopt their experience. And we’ll see what happens next season. Let’s not guess.
— You had a warm conversation with Roman Rotenberg in the locker room of the SKA-1946 championship. You were on crutches, but you drank champagne at the Kharlamov Cup. What does the SKA head coach tell you? How does he see your evolution?
“It was very good that the guys fought for me, even though I was injured towards the end of the playoffs. We were like 22 brothers in the team – that’s what SKA-1946 head coach German Titov told us. Well, with Roman Borisovich we talked more about the match, about the final series, when we watched it next to it from behind the glass. We discussed the game moments and rejoiced at the victory. We didn’t discuss my future,” Demidov told .
Last season, Demidov played for SKA-1946 (MHL), where he scored 88 (34+54) points in 47 games, including the playoffs, and won the Kharlamov Cup.
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