Former defenderMontreal Canadiens » Andrei Markov told that the SKA hockey player Ivan Demidov there will be a chance to play in the Canadian team.
At the end of June, Montreal selected Demidov in the draft with the fifth overall pick.
— Hockey has become different, you have to promote guys. I am very happy that our Russian hockey player was drafted by one of the biggest NHL clubs. He will definitely get his chance. But at the same time, there is pressure in Montreal that he will have to deal with. If he does that, playing for Montreal will be the best memory of his life.
— How to deal with this pressure? Learn French?
– If he knows French, he will definitely be like his own. I think you just have to do your job. Expectations are high after being selected in the first round, but there is still a lot of work to do to establish yourself. If he keeps working, he will have a great future, “Markov told .
Last season, Demidov played for SKA-1946 in the MHL, where he scored 88 (34+54) points in 47 games, including the playoffs, and won the Kharlamov Cup.
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