Advance “SKA-1946” Ivan Demidov practices a unique skating style, the hockey player will probably work on this component, Dmitry Fedorov, coach of the Chaika youth team for the 2023/24 season, told .
At the NHL rookie draft, which took place on Friday in Paradise (Nevada, USA), four Russians were selected in the first round. Russian Demidov, 18, was selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the fifth overall pick.
— First of all, Ivan Demidov is an excellent finishing move. So you look – and the situation doesn’t seem to score, and Demidov is far from the goal – but he shoots and scores. The goalkeepers seem to be under hypnotic influence. This trait in a striker indicates that he has a talent from God.
He has a good reading of the game. Demidov finds himself in the points from which he can degenerate. You can’t train it. It can be developed, but in general it is fixed at the genetic level. He is a player.
We feel that Ivan is very confident in himself, with big goals and objectives in hockey. Much has been said about his skating, but it is unique. Roll on the blades, legs apart. Demidov will likely work on his skating. Today, all young hockey players, no matter how good they look on the ice, are still trying to develop their skills and abilities. If he needs to improve his skating by working more on “explosion”, then Ivan will do it. But at the MHL level, he had no difficulty with skating.
I can’t imagine the atmosphere in the Montreal locker room right now. But in the past, players had some difficulties because it was a bilingual environment. In other words, to adapt, you have to know not only English, but also French. Otherwise, there will be problems with the players and the journalists. There was such a problem before.
The fifth pick in the draft will add confidence to Demidov. He will surely have chances, even additional ones, if things don’t work out. At first, there will be a most-favored-nation regime. And there is no doubt that he has an exceptional talent. Just watch a few minutes of a selection of his goals,” Fedorov told .
Last season, Demidov played for SKA-1946 in the MHL, where he scored 88 (34+54) points in 47 matches, including the playoffs, and won the Kharlamov Cup.
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