LD Vladislav Kolyachonok (2019, 52nd, FLA; traded to ARI)

[ForestCityHky]

Caught him playing at London Knights training camp this week one day and he appears to be the real deal and a likely 1st round defencemen.
Great skater. Good puck skills. Fun player

Has not been on any preliminary draft rankings. Deserves a thread.

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Vladislav Kolyachonok at eliteprospects.com

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[tony d]

He's with a good organization in the London Knights. Don't know if he gets picked in the 1st round or not but if he has a good season I can see him going in the 2nd or 3rd round.

 

[BKarchitect]

What are the Knights going to do about their foreign player situation if Boqvist doesn’t make the Hawks and they want him in the OHL instead of the AHL?

 

[BKarchitect]

Double post

 

[ForestCityHky]

Delete plz

 

[malkinfan]

He will likely not play for London. There was an article in a London newspaper saying that he was an insurance policy in the rare scenario that Boqvist sticks with Chicago. I dont think a 1st year import can be traded, so he will be released and another team picks him up. Their intent is to keep Guskov and Boqvist.

 

[Tryamkin]

I really can’t speak prolifically about him, because I can’t say I’ve watched an abundance of Belarusian Hockey, and I’ve seen maybe 2-3 WJC games, but I really don’t see a first round pick there.
I don’t think he’ll be playing with London, and if he does, his ice time will be extremely limited.

 

[Starry Knight]

I really can’t speak prolifically about him, because I can’t say I’ve watched an abundance of Belarusian Hockey, and I’ve seen maybe 2-3 WJC games, but I really don’t see a first round pick there.
I don’t think he’ll be playing with London, and if he does, his ice time will be extremely limited.

If he does make the Knights (in the event Boqvist makes the Hawks), I think he would be a top-4 defenseman for the Knights. His instincts, skating, and passing all looked top-notch.

It really makes me conflicted with regards to the Knights 3 imports. I really can't decide which two of Guskov, Boqvist, and Kolyachonok I would prefer to keep. Part of me is kind of rooting for Boqvist to make the Hawks to simplify the Knights' decision.

 

[Tryamkin]

If he does make the Knights (in the event Boqvist makes the Hawks), I think he would be a top-4 defenseman for the Knights. His instincts, skating, and passing all looked top-notch.

It really makes me conflicted with regards to the Knights 3 imports. I really can't decide which two of Guskov, Boqvist, and Kolyachonok I would prefer to keep. Part of me is kind of rooting for Boqvist to make the Hawks to simplify the Knights' decision.

I don’t think Boqvist will make the Hawks. For me, Guskov is the superior prospect and player at the moment.

Kolya’s instincts may like great in the Belarusian league, not sure how he’ll be in the OHL.

 

[Kipper933]

I definitely think Kolyachonok can make a strong case for a top-62 pick by draft time. A very smooth and smart player, excellent instincts with and without the puck.

 

[ForestCityHky]

I don’t think Boqvist will make the Hawks. For me, Guskov is the superior prospect and player at the moment.

Kolya’s instincts may like great in the Belarusian league, not sure how he’ll be in the OHL.

Kolyachonok has been better than Gushkov in camp and exhibition. It’s nice to hear your optionion but any knights fan who has seen them play last week would agree. Both good players

 

[Pan]

Just as expected waived and claimed off waivers.
Firebirds Claim Belarus Native Vladislav Kolyachonok Off Waivers – Flint Firebirds

 

[Kipper933]

Well, I guess he's used to playing on overmatched teams, at least.

 

[Habs76]

Just as expected waived and claimed off waivers.
Firebirds Claim Belarus Native Vladislav Kolyachonok Off Waivers – Flint Firebirds

The poor soul.

 

[Habs76]

It's actually a pretty good year for Belarussians. Alistrov, Kolyachonok, and Misyul all seem to be legitimate prospects, probably others I'm forgetting

 

[ozo]

Glad he will get a fair shot at showing what he is capeable of.

 

[Kipper933]

Tried making my first shift-by-shift video (no sound). Picked Kolyachonok vs. Canada from the u18 world championships. He's #5 in white, primarily plays Right D. Keep in mind, Kolyachonok is 16 in this game.

 

[ozo]

Anybody knows why he hasn't played a game for Flint yet?

 

[Kipper933]

Anybody knows why he hasn't played a game for Flint yet?

Visa delay with the US. He played 1 game with Flint (in Canada).

 

[Toldyaso]

Visa delay with the US. He played 1 game with Flint (in Canada).

No actually he didn't. The Elite prospects information is wrong. He can't play with Flint anywhere until his visa situation is resolved.

 

[Kipper933]

No actually he didn't. The Elite prospects information is wrong. He can't play with Flint anywhere until his visa situation is resolved.

Ah, my bad, I was only reading his EP profile..

I've been playing around a bit with video recording/editing lately, and made a 2nd Kolyachonok video with sound that should be more watchable than the Canada game. The game is vs the USA at the 2018 u18s. Kolyachonok doesn't have a particularly good game but Belarus is overmatched vs USA (also no PP time in either game). He's #5 in white, mostly RD (LD on PK).

 

[su24]

How is he doing? I see he scored 7 points in 7 games on the crappy team where only one forward has been scoring a point-per-game. His numbers look promising for a 17 years old kid with size.

 

[Pan]

Upgraded to A on Central Scouting's list.
Two 2019 NHL Draft prospects upgraded to A rating

 

[Kipper933]

Ranked #22 on HockeyProspect's November ranking.

 

[wings5]

11 pts in last 10 games and +3 in that span. Still not much talk because of the team he plays for.