Prospect Info: Round 3, Pick 80: Kirill Ustimenko, G, St. Petersburg (MHL) aka the Zac Rinaldo Pick

[Appleyard]

 

[Appleyard]

MHL play-offs get under-way tomorrow.

His final regular season stat-line:

52gp
35-11-6

.929 sv% (5th best in league)
1.85 GAA (4th best in league)
10 SO (most in league)

The 2949 minutes he played were 2nd most of any goalie in the league. 62 game schedule and he played 52.

 

[Appleyard]

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

VHL?

 

[Ghosts Beer]

VHL?

Basically Russia’s AHL. (2nd tier pro league.)

 

[JojoTheWhale]

VHL?

Think of it like a promotion to the Russian equivalent of the AHL.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

I thought that was MHL? Is that juniors?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I thought that was MHL? Is that juniors?

The MHL is the junior league. The VHL is the second tier pro league there below the KHL. So it’s essentially like their AHL as mentioned above.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Got it. Thanks international scholars of hockey.

 

[Appleyard]

If he plays a full season in VHL at age 19... that is very impressive.

If he plays 25+ games in a 52 game season he join a club of 4 goalies who have managed that in the 8 seasons the VHL has been around.

 

[Hiesenberg]

What the hell does M and V stand for in those names. I got Kontinenal

 

[CodyTheHuman]

What the hell does M and V stand for in those names. I got Kontinenal

Molodezhnaya and Vysshaya

 

[Hiesenberg]

Molodezhnaya and Vysshaya

What a stupid ass question, like I have any idea what those words mean

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

What a stupid ass question, like I have any idea what those words mean

Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL)
Vysshaya Hokkeinaya Liga (VHL)

They basically translate out to Junior Hockey League (MHL) & Supreme Hockey League (VHL) in English.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

I like the way that sounds. "Supreme hockey league".

 

[Deadpool8812]

No its Supreme Hockey Leader aka Putin

 

[Chinatown88]

I still can't believe we got a 3rd round pick for Rinaldo.

 

[Deadpool8812]

I still can't believe we got a 3rd round pick for Rinaldo.

I can't believe Rinaldo is actually still in the league

 

[David St Hubbins]

I’m headed for St Petersburg next month. Maybe I can get lucky and see him play

 

[Appleyard]

 

[Appleyard]

I’m headed for St Petersburg next month. Maybe I can get lucky and see him play

I might be there in October for a few days on holiday... so will try and catch a game, though the person I will be there with might not appreciate it!

 

[GapToothedWonder]

I might be there in October for a few days on holiday... so will try and catch a game, though the person I will be there with might not appreciate it!

Been hearing Alex Appleyard has a girlfriend and is actually a human person not a hockey watching, stat encyclopedia robot. E5.

 

[Appleyard]

Been hearing Alex Appleyard has a girlfriend and is actually a human person not a hockey watching, stat encyclopedia robot. E5.

I would not say girlfriend. Maybe friend who is a girl. And how do you know it is not possible for a hockey watching, stat encyclopedia robot to form friendships and relationships?

 

[deadhead]

Robots don't have hormones.
At least not yet.
Now, if you're a cyborg . . .

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I can only imagine the spreadsheet Appleyard compiled to compare his potential dating options.