F Ivan Miroshnichenko (2022, 20th, WSH)

[rt]

Wish the kid the best and hopefully he can make a full recovery.


Do the Coyotes even employ a Russian based scout at this point? Teams that don't have scouts located in Russia tend to be less likely to draft Russians. And, I'd think that would be even more magnified right now with travel to Russia severely restricted (and I don't think any NHL team is going to force scouts to go there) and no marquee tournaments to watch them.

It shouldn’t matter. He’s not playing. They’ve scouted him as much as they’re going to scout him. And they definitely trusted their regional scout based in Russia when they used a 2nd rounder on Fedotov last draft.

 

[Zine]

Looks like he's already in Germany receiving treatment.

I suspect this partly explains his mediocre season. The biggest critisim of him was his lack of intensity.

Еще один большой русский талант серьезно болен. У 18-летнего игрока «Авангарда», вероятно, лимфома Ходжкина

 

[BKarchitect]

Get well kid! Always shitty to hear for such a young person.

 

[TheCrease]

Get well kid, we are all rooting for you

 

[Static]

Hope he fully recovers.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Dude, couldn't be worse timing. Hope he fully recovers and gets back on track.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Pretty sure this is the same cancer Mario Lemieux had in 1992-93 and he was able to return it after 2 months of treatment. All the best to Ivan.

 

[DJB]

Pretty sure this is the same cancer Mario Lemieux had in 1992-93 and he was able to return it after 2 months of treatment. All the best to Ivan.

Wasn't Mario Non Hodgkins lymphoma?

 

[PavelBrendl]

Damn, all the best to Miro. Kid seems like a fighter, I believe in him and hope he makes a full recovery.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Wasn't Mario Non Hodgkins lymphoma?

Every article I can find about Mario's battle says Hodgkins lymphoma.

Saku Koivu had non-Hodgkins lymphoma and it was 5-6 month battle before he could play again.

 

[Chainshot]

Scary stuff, hope the kid has a full, quick and complete recovery.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I'm wishing this kid has a speedy recovery and a long life.

NHL Draft Prospect Ivan Miroshnichenko Diagnosed With Hodgkin's lymphoma

 

[BKarchitect]

I'm wishing this kid has a speedy recovery and a long life.

NHL Draft Prospect Ivan Miroshnichenko Diagnosed With Hodgkin's lymphoma

Damn, I know this was the rumor but to have it be basically confirmed sucks. It really hits home when the article mentions young people have a "high" survival rate of 80-85%. That. Is. Scary. Shit.

All the best to Ivan and his family.

 

[Caser]

Great to see Lemieux himself supporting him:

 

[AMScouting]

Shifts of Miroshnichenko:

 

[NHL Dude 120]

If I were a team that could afford to make a risky pick I would easily take him. Imagine if Ottawa at the 4th overall picks one of say Jiricek/Nemec and a 1st in the 15-20 pick got Yurov and picked up Miroshnichenko.


Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Miroshnichenko-Stutzle-Yurov

Chabot-Jiricek/Nemec
Sanderson-Zub

I think he will push pass this and be a great player.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

I see he has been dropping on some draft lists, which is a shame but I guess understandable (and he has bigger things to worry about)

Has there been any updates about him? I saw Amirov has started skating and stickhandling by himself which is great to see, hoping for good news from Miroshnichenko's camp!

 

[Doublechin]

I expect some team to swing to the fences potentially a team with multiple firsts/seconds. Probably goes high/mid second for obvious reasons.

 

[57special]

It's not just his health. World events will cause Russian players to fall in this draft, unless there is a legit peace agreement before then.

 

[canary]

It's not just his health. World events will cause Russian players to fall in this draft, unless there is a legit peace agreement before then.

I know that this seems likely just based on the metaphoric global temperature but I can't understand how this can be given news like Kuzmenko being targeted by 20 NHL teams. I suppose whether Miroschnichenko comes (or is allowed to?) is a different story.

I'm trying to be conscious of my potential cognitive bias. Russian players have always been picked lower only because of the fact that they are Russian, especially outside of the first round. Can they drop even further? Is it possible that some Russian players will want to get the hell out of dodge and come to NA rather than stay in Russia? It's historically been the case for those players skilled enough to play here who defected from the Soviet Union, save for some Russian league lifers like Mozyakin.

I guess the answer to my question is probably yes, they can fall, no matter how short-sighted I think that thinking is. Risk-seeking teams are going to get some steals.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I know that this seems likely just based on the metaphoric global temperature but I can't understand how this can be given news like Kuzmenko being targeted by 20 NHL teams. I suppose whether Miroschnichenko comes (or is allowed to?) is a different story.

I'm trying to be conscious of my potential cognitive bias. Russian players have always been picked lower only because of the fact that they are Russian, especially outside of the first round. Can they drop even further? Is it possible that some Russian players will want to get the hell out of dodge and come to NA rather than stay in Russia? It's historically been the case for those players skilled enough to play here who defected from the Soviet Union, save for some Russian league lifers like Mozyakin.

I guess the answer to my question is probably yes, they can fall, no matter how short-sighted I think that thinking is. Risk-seeking teams are going to get some steals.

Russian players have gone lower in the draft because of the possibiity they might not cone to the NHL. Signing a Russian FA is less of a risk than spending draft picks or other assets on them.

 

[57special]

Russian players have gone lower in the draft because of the possibiity they might not cone to the NHL. Signing a Russian FA is less of a risk than spending draft picks or other assets on them.

Exactly- in the past. W/o getting into politics, it's blindingly obvious that there is something else really big going on this year that will make any dealings between Russia and the West more difficult than previously.

 

[majormajor]

I know that this seems likely just based on the metaphoric global temperature but I can't understand how this can be given news like Kuzmenko being targeted by 20 NHL teams. I suppose whether Miroschnichenko comes (or is allowed to?) is a different story.

I'm trying to be conscious of my potential cognitive bias. Russian players have always been picked lower only because of the fact that they are Russian, especially outside of the first round. Can they drop even further? Is it possible that some Russian players will want to get the hell out of dodge and come to NA rather than stay in Russia? It's historically been the case for those players skilled enough to play here who defected from the Soviet Union, save for some Russian league lifers like Mozyakin.

I guess the answer to my question is probably yes, they can fall, no matter how short-sighted I think that thinking is. Risk-seeking teams are going to get some steals.

I think we can trust that the players will still want to play in the NHL, if anything the guaranteed U.S. dollars look better than ever. But there's more unknowns this year. We don't know if there might be problems getting visas for Russian nationals to work in the U.S., and we don't know if the Russian sports leadership will use this situation to put the screws to players to get them to stay. They would love it if their top talent wasn't allowed to play in the NHL.

 

[Senator Stanley]

I see he has been dropping on some draft lists, which is a shame but I guess understandable (and he has bigger things to worry about)

Has there been any updates about him? I saw Amirov has started skating and stickhandling by himself which is great to see, hoping for good news from Miroshnichenko's camp!

Not a huge update, but Chris Peters said on his most recent podcast (50 minute mark) that he's been attending games at the u18s and meeting with teams there.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

That's great to hear. Im still of the belief that if a team has multiple firsts or can afford to make a risky pick that they'd be most suited. I'd love him on the sens tbh.

Miroshnichenko-Stutzle-Yurov/Nazar/Lekkerimäki

Has the makings of an interesting lineup.