“Championship” resumes its column about Russian hockey players in North America. Without limiting ourselves only to the NHL, we will talk about guys who play in youth leagues, the AHL, the ECHL and even US student teams. Exactly a month ago we summarized the provisional results for October and in this article we tell you what our players showed until the end of November.
nhl
In the first month of the NHL regular season, eight Russian goaltenders participated in the world’s main hockey league. In November, Tampa’s main goalie joined them. Andrey Vasilevsky, who missed the initial part of the season due to injury and surgery. Almost two months without training could not but have a negative impact on the Russian’s form, and so far Vasilevsky is clearly far from his usual condition.
The goalkeepers of “Colorado” and “Florida” still carry almost the maximum load. Alexander Georgiev AND Sergei Bobrovsky respectively, while the Rangers goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin He played a little less games than usual. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, Igor suffered a minor injury, and secondly, the American veteran jonathan quick He replaces the Russian in a simply brilliant way, so the Rangers had the opportunity not to force the return of their number one.
At the Islanders, the Russian goalkeeper tandem does everything possible for their team’s victories, but the field hockey players let their goalkeepers down, hence the 28-year-old. Ilya Sorokin With the highest percentage of reflected shots, the ratio of victories over games played is not the best.
In turn, things are going badly in Toronto. Ilya Samsonovwhich demonstrates terrible statistical indicators and is frankly losing competition to the American joseph wall. It seems unstable in Carolina Peter Kochetkovalternating excellent encounters with failed ones, hence such a weak percentage of reflected shots.
No. Goalkeeper Club Matches Victories KN% OB “0” 1 Georgiev “Colorado” 19132,8989,912 Bobrovsky “Florida” 18112,4191,223 Sorokin “Islanders” 1453,1091,324 Shesterkin “Rangers” 1392,5491,505 Samsonov “Toronto” 10 43.5887.806Kochetkov”Carolina” »932.9387.817Varlamov “Isleños” 842.5092.628 Prosvetov “Colorado” 522.3591.909 Vasilevsky “Tampa” 312.7189.20
In November, the leader of the makeshift Russian NHL scoring race changed. First place went to the Tampa Bay forward who had an incredible month that included a historic six-point game. Nikita Kucherov. It is not surprising that such a crazy performance allowed the 30-year-old Russian to lead not only the scoring race among his compatriots, but also the overall scoring ranking of the North American league. On the Russian list, Kucherov pushed the Rangers to second position. Artemy Panarinaand the red striker broke into the top 3 Valery Nichushkin.
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Captain of the Washington Alexander Ovechkin Slowed down in his pursuit of the sniper record. Wayne GretzkyBut after a double assist in the match against Anaheim (5-4), the Russian approached a great anniversary. The next point scored will allow the 38-year-old forward to become the first Russian player in NHL history to score 1,500 points in his NHL career.
Ranks first among defensemen in points Mikhail Sergachev from Tampa, while the Lightning defensive player’s utility rate is an absolute disaster. In this regard, the Flyers representative highlights the positive side Egor Zamula.
No. Player Club Position Games Points +/- Penalty 1 Forward Kucherov “Tampa” 2339 (15+24)-182 Forward Panarin “Rangers” 2131 (12+19) + 263 Forward Nichushkin “Colorado” 2221 (10+11) + 7124 Malkin “Pittsburgh” forward 2220 (10+1 0)-2185Whims “Minnesota” forward 2120 (7+13)-7106 Buchnevich “St. Louis” forward 2018 (8+10)+5107 Sergachev “Tampa” defender 2416 (2 +14)-13168 Kuzmenko “Vancouver” forward 2115 (4+11)+309 Ovechkin “Washington” forward 201 4 (5+9)- 1610 Provorov “Columbus” defender 2414 (2+12)-5211 Marchenko “Columbus” forward 2213 (7+6)+3412 Tarasenko “Ottawa” forward 1713 (3+10)+6813 Mikheev “Vancouver” forward 2012 (7+5 )+ 1214 Mintyukov “Anaheim” defender 2312 (1+11)-4815 Voronkov “Columbus ” forward 1811 (4+7) + 31916 Namestnikov “Winnipeg” forward 2211 (2+9) + 10417 Kuznetsov “Washington” forward 189 (4 +5)-52018 Svechnikov “Carolina” when falling139 (1+8)+11819Orlov “Carolina” defender 229 (1+8)-42020Barbashev “Vegas” forward 248 (5+3)+61221 Dadonov “Dallas” forward 218 (4 +4)-8222 Kulikov “Florida” defender 228 (0+8)+42423 Toropchenko Forward “St. Louis” 227 (4+3) 01624 Gavrikov Defense “Los Angeles” 206 (2 + 4) + 5625 Defense Zadorov “Calgary” / “Vancouver” 216 (1 + 5)-62326 Forward Trenin “Nashville” 215 (4 + 1 )+ 5427 Chinakhov “Colón” forward 135 (3+2)-4228 Dorofeev “Vegas” forward 125 (1+4)+1229 Okhotyuk “San José” defense 135 (0+5)-61830 Zub “Ottawa ” defense 104 ( 2+2)+3631 Zamula defender “Philadelphia” 184 (1+3)+101232Romanov defender “Islanders” 224 (1+3)+21033 Kostin “Detroit” forward 182 (1+1)+12734 Lyubushkin “Anaheim” defender 232 (0+2)-82035 Alekseev “Washington” defender 101 (1+0) -1236 Zaitsev “Chicago” defender 61 (1+0) + 4237 Gushchin “San Jose” forward 21 (0+1) 0038 Knyzhov “San Jose” ” defense 101 (0+1) -6639 Barabanov “San José” forward 60 (0+0)- 1240Alexandrov “St. Louis” forward60 (0+0)02
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AHL
Following Frederik Andersen’s injury, Pyotr Kochetkov firmly established himself in Carolina’s squad. Yaroslav Askarov is in the top 5 in the league in terms of reliability (among goalkeepers who have played at least seven matches). Vadim Zherenko recently recorded his first shutout in the AHL and Georgy Romanov manages to play not only for the Barracuda, but also for Wichita.
No. Goalkeeper Club Matches Wins KN% OB “0” 1 Zherenko “Springfield” 1062.7992.112 Askarov “Milwaukee” 841.9892.103 Kochetkov “Syracuse” 331.6393.214 Romanov “San Jose” 833.589.20
In the AHL, the number of Russians who played this season increased from 32 to 36 people. Firstly, Vasily Ponomarev finally recovered from his injury and immediately went to travel around America. Since Carolina does not have a farm club this year, players must be distributed to other AHL teams. Ponomarev played two games for Tucson, after which he asked to go where he spent the previous year and a half: in Chicago. In mid-November, his request was granted and Vasily immediately began scoring points. He is already the team’s sixth scorer.
Secondly, defenseman Artyom Guryev, who began the season in the ECHL, made his AHL debut. After three games with the Barracuda, he returned to Wichita. Calgary forward Ilya Nikolaev spent the first month in the reserve, but once in the lineup he scored a goal on the move, scored points in four games in a row and has practically never left the team so far.
Defenseman Dmitry Osipov, who played in the United States his entire professional career, was in Hershey for a tryout, played three games and then signed a full deal through the end of the season. He plays a little, but, among other things, acts as a mentor to Ivan Miroshnichenko. Who managed to sit on the bench for a couple of games in November, but finished November strong, with a game-winning goal against Wilkes-Barry.
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The top five Russian goal scorers in the AHL are the best on their teams. Gushchin, among other things, has already been called to the base and played two matches there. Maybe others will wait for the opportunity from him?
Gushchin’s teammate Nikita Okhotyuk also moved up and spent all of November in the NHL. In 13 games with the Sharks, he ranked fourth on the team in blocked shots (27) and sixth in power moves (23).
We also highlight the return of Vasily Podkolzin: after an injury, he has two assists in four games with Abbotsdorf.
No. Player Club Position Matches Points +/- Penalty 1 Denisenko “Henderson” forward 1919 (8+11) + 3162 Chibrikov “Manitoba” forward 1617 (8+9)-963 Gushchin “San Jose” forward 1615 (6+9) -164 Iskhakov “Bridgeport” forward 1815 (6+9) -5105 Guryanov “Milwaukee” forward 1515 (5+10) + 646 Groshev “Syracuse” forward 1714 (8+6) + 467 Maltsev “Ontario” forward 1813 (4+ 9) + 188 Merkulov “Providence” forward 1912 (4+8) -529 Miroshnichenko “Hershey” forward 1911 (5+4)+6910 Afanasiev “Milwaukee” forward 1610 (6+4)+2911 Svechkov “Milwaukee” forward 1610 ( 5+5)+6212 Podkolzin “Abbottsdorf” forward 109 (5+4)-1213 Abramov “Springfield” forward 159 (3+6) 0814 Sokolov “Belleville” forward 179 (3+6)-131215 Novikov “Rochester” defender 168 (0+8) + 6416 Ovchinnikov forward “Toronto” 107 (6+1) + 4017 Ponomarev forward “Chicago” 97 (2+5)-5218 Mukhamadullin defender “San José” 177 (1+6)-7419Ibragimov “Utica” forward 136 (3+3)+1020 Trineev “Hershey” forward 146 (3+3)+5421 Misyul “Utica” defender 156 (2+4)+31322 Kisakov “Rochester” forward 105 (3+2)- 7223 Samorukov” Wilkes-Barry” defense 155 (1+4)-1424 Chinakhov “Cleveland” forward 34 (3+1) 0225 Nikolaev “Calgary” forward 74 (2+2) + 1026 Neuchev “Rochester” forward 124 (2+2) + 1227 Knyazev “Manitoba” defender 133 (0+3)-71428Petrov “Bakersfield” forward 132 (1+1)+1229 Chaika “Henderson” defender 162 (0+2)-3630 Kuznetsov “Calgary” defender 182 (0+2) +2631 Pavlychev “Ontario” forward 21 (0+1)+ 2232 Voronkov “Cleveland” forward 41 (0+1)-1233 Okhotyuk “San Jose” defender 51 (0+1)-4434 Grushnikov “Texas” defender 121 (0 +1) 0435 Guryev “San José” defender 30-1236 Osipov “Hershey” defender 30-25
CHL
Interesting developments took place in Canada’s youth leagues in November. A couple of days ago, forward Dianov made his OHL debut: he spent the beginning of the season in the Toronto youth league and in his first match he scored a goal for Niagara.
Additionally, Valentin Zhugin was transferred from Saginaw to Windsor, and Rangers prospect Maxim Barbashev didn’t have time to get used to Shawinigan before switching his registration to Rimouski. There, by the way, he was able to change the number from 89 to 49, in honor of his brother Ivan, a two-time Stanley Cup winner.
Let’s also mention Buffalo prospect Vsevolod Komarov. The defender is not only the team’s second assistant, but he also leads the Quebec league in penalty minutes! Plus, he’s never fought, he just plays really hard.
No.PlayerTeamPositionMatchesPoints+/-Fine1Prishchepov”Victoriaville”, QMJHLforward2425 (11+14)+4322Kudryavtsev”Su”, OHLdefender2522 (3+19)+1043Goryunov”Victoriaville”, QMJHLforward2519 (10+9)+7124Gazizov “L ondon”, OHLforward2418 (9+ 9)+6155Zhugin “Windsor”, OHL forward 2417 (11+6)-9136 Komarov “Quebec”, QMJHL forward 2116 (2+14) 0517 Barbashev “Rimouski”, QMJHL forward 1913 (4+9)-6148 Malyavin “Brandon”, WHL Defense 258 (1+7)- 7129Muranov “Calgary”, WHLforward227 (3+4)+72110Sobolev “Niagara”, OHLdefender217 (1+6)+22311Frolov “Niagara”, OHLdefender235 (0+5)- 91412Dianov “Niagara “, OHLforward11 (1+0)0013Toroptsev “Erie” “, OHLforward90-19
NCAA
Anton Rubtsov and Nikita Nikora had the most successful month of November. The University of Alaska forward scored nine points in six games and took the lead among Russian players, ahead of Sardanyan and Suniev. Nikora has six points in five games in November, Tertyshny and Kabanov also scored the first points in the league.
The only Russian goalie in the NCAA, Sergeev did not record a single victory in November and his save percentage fell below 90.
No. GoalkeeperClubMatchesVictoryKN%OB”0″1Sergeevun. Connecticut622.8289.70 №PlayerClubPositionMatchesPoints+/-Fine1Rubtsovun. Alaska Forward1013 (4+9)+222Sardanyun. New Hampshireforward118 (3+5)-223Suniewun. Massachusettsforward126 (4+2)-3154NikoraDartmouth Collegeforward76 (1+5)-125KhokhlachevAmerican International Collegeforward125 (3+2)+4146Kabanovun. Northern Michigan forward82 (1+1)027Spitzerovun. Vermontforward92 (1+1)-208Tertyshny CollegeStonehilldefender141 (0+1)-1569BorodayenkoCollege Merrimackforward20+10
USHL
There are nine Russians playing in America’s top junior hockey league: eight outfield players and one goaltender. At the beginning of the season things were going well for the Muskegon forward. Matvey Gridina. Since late October, the 17-year-old forward has averaged 1.5 points per game and ranks second in the league’s scoring race. Matvey spent November in a slightly more modest manner, which is why he dropped to third place in the ranking. However, his delay compared to the Swede Eric Palsson There are only three effective actions. In the Russian scoring race, Matvey has no competitors.
No. Goalkeeper Club Matches Victories KN% OB “0” 1 Egorov “Omaha” 1022.8792.01 No. Player Club Position Matches Points +/- Penalty 1 Gridin “Muskegon” forward 2124 (12+12) + 2262 Nizameev “Tri-City ” forward 1913 (5+8) + 4183 Chaly “Su- Falls “defense189 (5+4)+164Lukashevich”Tri-City”defense179 (3+6)+445Voronin”Youngstown”forward197 (2+5)-1256Rybakov”Sioux Falls”defense206 (3+3)+5107Vorobiev”Muskegon”forward10 (0+0)-208Katin “Muskegon” defenseman129 (0+0)-32
ECHL
Interestingly, almost the same distribution of players was observed a month ago in the East Coast Hockey League, where at the end of October one Russian goaltender and eight skaters were participating. But in November Russian representation in the ECHL increased and reached a total of 13 people.
The last of the Russians to be involved was the former goalkeeper of the automobilist system. Georgy Romanov, who was demoted to the ECHL after not having the most successful games in the AHL. The 25-year-old Kansas forward is doing the best. Maxim Andreevwho ranks fourth in the league’s scoring career.
No. GoalkeeperClub Matches Wins KN% OB “0” 1 Pex “Newfoundland” 315.0083.302 Romanov “Wichita” 113.9085.70 No. Player Club Position Matches Points +/- Penalty 1 Andreev “Kansas” forward 1824 (5+19) + 6122 Timofeev “Norfolk” forward1 410 (3+7) +6183 Pavlychev “Greenville” forward 68 (3+5) + 424 Evdokimov “Tulsa” forward 77 (1+6) + 465 Tyutyaev “Toledo” forward 146 (1+5 )-866 Bakanov “Worcester” forward 125 (3+2) + 2267 Smirnov “Norfolk” forward 44 (0+4)068Guriev “Wichita” defender 41 (0+1)-329 Kulakov “Worcester” defender 121 (0+1) ) )-31910 Yushkevich “Wichita” defense 20 (0+0)-2211 Zhukov “Wichita” forward 20 (0+0) +10
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