LW Denis Smirnov - Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL (2017, 156th, COL; unsigned)
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Sometimes I really ask myself why certain guys don't get drafted. His numbers at Fargo have been good as well and he lives in the states for some years now.
He was 5-foot-7 at Fargo. I have no idea if his 5-foot-10 listing at PSU is accurate, but thats quite a growth spurt for a 19 year old.
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Last season he was listed at 5'8" by the USHL webpage and 5'10" by the Fargo Force webpage. When I saw him playing in Sochi U20NT tournament, I'd say he looked more like 5'9" to me.
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Expect Pittsburgh to keep a close eye on him seeing how he plays for Penn and that they already have Pavlychev over there.
Edit: He has also played bantam with Daniel Sprong earlier, both playing for the Wilkes-Barre Knights.
Edit: He has also played bantam with Daniel Sprong earlier, both playing for the Wilkes-Barre Knights.
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Such a romantic team that was. They won a national title. Provorov was on it as well.
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Bragin has to pick this guy for the WJC. I'm all for Russian players staying in Russia to develop, but if they are doing this well in a NA league, you can't discriminate against them, otherwise you are just going to have a worse team.
I actually think you can commend a guy like Smirnov. He'll get an education, which will help him after his hockey career, and he'll probably be playing in the NHL in a few seasons, if he continues to play this well. Not a conventional path for a Russian player, but if he's better than the players taking a conventional path, does it really matter?
I actually think you can commend a guy like Smirnov. He'll get an education, which will help him after his hockey career, and he'll probably be playing in the NHL in a few seasons, if he continues to play this well. Not a conventional path for a Russian player, but if he's better than the players taking a conventional path, does it really matter?
its been an easy part of the schedule for psu. they started off with 2 tough series against SLU and Notre Dame, but followed with some cupcakes. exciting to see such a talent play at psu though. well find out just how good he and his teammates are when the B1G conference schedule begins December 1st.
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I remember watching one of their Minor Midget games after Provorov tendered with Cedar Rapids. Complete domination.
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I project him going 28-38. This draft is not so deep that a 20-year-old putting up nearly 2 PPG in college should be overlooked. He could be a regular every day NHLer right out of the draft.
I don't know about him being picked in top 2 rounds. Probably mid-rounder.
He still needs to get stronger.
He still needs to get stronger.
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