So close.He’s 6’8 now apparently
The Avalanche took him in the seventh round of the 2018 draft and coaxed him to come to North America for the first time this season.
“I talked with my agent,” Shmakov said. “I had a three-year contract (offer) with Novosibirsk, had a choice to stay in Russia, in the KHL. But I’d have been second or third choice, would have played less. So I talked to my agent, talked to Colorado, and they say I need to go here if I want to play (in the NHL).”
It's a tall task for Cedar Rapids RoughRiders goaltender Shamil Shmakov
Good article, but found this interesting.
It's a tall task for Cedar Rapids RoughRiders goaltender Shamil Shmakov
Good article, but found this interesting.