LW/C German Poddubnyi - Neman Grodno, Belarus (2017 undrafted)

[RyanOhReally]

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=273987

Anyone seen this kid?

Came across his stats online and they JUMPED out at me; couldn't find anything on him on HF though.

Apparently he was taken by the Youngstown Phantoms this year in the first round (Kyle Connor's USHL team) and is eligible for the 2016 CHL import draft (Erie Otters, 58th Overall).

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[McDNicks17]

63 points in 8 games?

Not bad haha...

 

[CAN1997]

Are those stats real???

 

[MNRube]

Cool name too. Sounds like Philly Area HS is an offensive league

 

[WesternCollegeHockey]

Technically he only had 45 points in 12 games. Somehow, that was only good enough for 9th in that league in scoring.

He was good in the T1EHL though, which is definitely a legit league. He'll be a player worth watching. Not necessarily the same style, but his profile reminds me a lot of Max Letunov.

 

[kp61c]

german and poddubnnyi with 2 n to boot. epic name

 

[Ingvar]

german and poddubnnyi with 2 n to boot. epic name

He has one "n" in his name, it's just a typo on eliteprospects and everyone copies it because they don't know better.

His twitter and FHR news about U-18 use Poddubnyi which should be enough evidence.

 

[orangeandblack]

He's 100% a legit player, but he played for a really small high school in one of the lowest leagues in the area. That being said, he was pretty much on the ice the whole game. I think he even double shifted at defense. His team only carried like 12 skaters. As you can see though, his Jr Flyers and T1 stats are legit. He's also about 6'1 not 5'10.

 

[JawandaPuck]

GP's teammates probably call him Walt...

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4324

...just like Keith Tkachuk's teammates called him Walt...

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5415

 

[EON]

Drafted today #58 by Erie in the 2016 CHL Import Draft, he says he's considering going OHL or USHL.

 

[boredmale]

What's it with Russians being called German, was that the new popular name of the late 90s there?

 

[Flynn84]

What's it with Russians being called German, was that the new popular name of the late 90s there?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_(given_name)

 

[EON]

Officially signed with Erie:



Interested to see how he adjusts to the OHL.

Evidently he's now 6'2" 183 so size won't be a problem.

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

that's an interesting last name..how u say it? Pod-du-bun-ny?

 

[EON]

that's an interesting last name..how u say it? Pod-du-bun-ny?

Good question, I honestly have no idea.

I'm looking forward to hearing Erie's commentator dealing with that.

 

[Daximus]

2017 is looking very interesting indeed. This kid could be an outside shot to be a big riser. He'll be a bigger player on a smaller skilled and experienced team.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

It'd be funny if he got drafted to the Islanders.

PoddubNYI

 

[KarIgo87]

that's an interesting last name..how u say it? Pod-du-bun-ny?

Pod-DOOB-ny

And he's definitely a winger, RW if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Woodhouse]

Per yesterday's scrimmage roster, Poddubnyi's listed as LW/LC and his signing press release went with Gera rather than German, so the thread title's been adjusted accordingly. Erie has another scrimmage this morning before opening their exhibition schedule next week.

 

[kp61c]

Per yesterday's scrimmage roster, Poddubnyi's listed as LW/LC and his signing press release went with Gera rather than German, so the thread title's been adjusted accordingly. Erie has another scrimmage this morning before opening their exhibition schedule next week.

gera means he's german, georgiy or gerasim. what is his name then? gerasim poddubniy, that'd be epic.

 

[Eugene85]

gera means he's german, georgiy or gerasim. what is his name then? gerasim poddubniy, that'd be epic.

Gera is a diminutive of German. German -> Gera just like Aleksander -> Sasha, Mikhail -> Misha, Evgeny -> Zhenya and so on.

 

[KarIgo87]

Per yesterday's scrimmage roster, Poddubnyi's listed as LW/LC and his signing press release went with Gera rather than German, so the thread title's been adjusted accordingly. Erie has another scrimmage this morning before opening their exhibition schedule next week.

Maybe now. But I remember him playing RW for Russia with Grishakov (LW) and Statsenko (C).

 

[kp61c]

Gera is a diminutive of German. German -> Gera just like Aleksander -> Sasha, Mikhail -> Misha, Evgeny -> Zhenya and so on.

nope, it's diminutive of three names. u can take your pick. i like gerasim - > gera.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

At first glance I thought his name was Indian or Pakistani or something. I'm disappointed now.

 

[Firecracker]

Had a hat trick in his first preseason game. Off to a good start. Wonder where he will be ranked come draft time.