Russian hockey players in the AHL: Iskhakov is the best Russian scorer, Marchenko’s goals, Askarov’s victory, video – October 30, 2022
Daria Tuboltsev
Ruslan Iskhakov is the top scorer in the AHL.
There are usually a lot of Russian hockey players not only in the NHL, but also in the second most powerful North American league. AT AHL in this case, 35 Russians have already played. Most of the guys would probably have been in the KHL, played their part, but all of them, in different elections, decided to try themselves in the independent league of the world. 0 matches for Ivan Morozov for the Vegas farm. Maybe an injury, but there is no news about him. In October, only one player has been raised so far – Mikhail Maltsev after four games for the Colorado farm club (4 assists), he went to the core. They haven’t scored points for the Avalanche yet, but they are in no hurry to bring them down. Who else can be invited to the NHL in the near future?
Kirill Marchenko
The Columbus rookie has performed well in the experimental equipment, but is getting used to North American hockey in the AHL. From the exhibition matches, it was clear that at some points forward decisions are met, he will not have time to make decisions, although he has good emissions even at the NHL level. Kirill took the transfer to Cleveland correctly and from the very first game he began to prove that he was worthy of playing in the main game. In 8 matches for the farm club, he has 9 (5+4) points. True, he is not the best scorer of his team, another talent has 11 points – the Swede Emil Bemstrom. The other day, Columbus was sent to Finland for matches with Colorado. If now Marchenko is not announced in essence, then after the trip they definitely should.
Ruslan Iskhakov
The Islanders forward is the top scorer in the AHL. In 7 matches he has 11 (4+7) points. At the age of 22, Ruslana had an unusual career: two years in the US student league, a season in Finland and Germany. And here is a successful start in the AHL. The 22-year-old striker is also evaluated by juniors for great talents. He is technical and fast. Only his modest dimensions were embarrassing: height 173 cm, weight 69 kg. But since the hockey player is not lost in the AHL, it means that he has a chance to play in the NHL. If he continues to play so productively, then the task from the Islanders will definitely be completed.
Nikita Alexandrov
Already last year, the striker performed well in the AHL. In 67 games for the St. Louis farm club, he scored 30 points, played in the playoffs. However, there was never an invitation at the base. This year it is worth waiting for the attitude towards management and coaches to change. In the last match, Aleksandrov scored the first hat-trick in his career in the AHL. He has 8 (4+4) points in 7 matches. Nikita’s path in hockey is also interesting – he spent his childhood and youth in Germany, then went to Canada, spent a season on loan in Finland and has been playing in the Blues system for a year and a half. The club has positive reviews about him, so the opportunity to play is based on due consent.
Ivan Prosvetov
In four matches, the Russian goalkeeper won 3 wins, he has a 94.7% saved shots. Arizona is predictably weak at the beginning of the season, with many goaltenders missing. choose Prosvetov’s good statistics, the chance, depending on what he deserves, will not be worse than Koites. In the Arizona system, the 23-year-old goaltender is already in his fourth season. During this time, he was not given more than 3 matches per year in the NHL.
Yaroslav Askarov
The Russian goalkeeper has far from the best statistics – in four meetings, only 89.6% of reflected shots. But in the last two matches, two victories were won (Yaroslav played two days in a row). It is not immediately worth keeping Askarov because of weak numbers. But in fact, the statistics of goalkeepers in the AHL is a very specific joke. Features European rookie goaltenders, the kits needed for tackling, rebounds, speeds and generally stylish play. Askarov is still going through the adaptation process. They liked Nashville, especially the way he ran rookie camp. choice in the first round of the project and a mandatory resume, the Russian goalkeeper may well be allowed to play several matches in the base. It has the advantage of perspective and its readiness.
Which of the big hopefuls fails
Grigory Denisenko
The great talent of the Lokomotiv school cannot make itself known across the ocean. Last year, the second half of the season passed due to anticipation, so for now he cannot consistently score points in the AHL. Scored the first goal last night against Hartford. In 6 matches he has 2 (1+1) points. So in the essence of “Florida” it will be difficult to hit.
Klim Kostin
The trade to Edmonton was supposed to help reset the talented striker. On the basis of the Oilers, they did not save him, they sent him to the AHL. Kostin does not fail there, but he does not look like a player who deserves a call to the NHL. In 6 matches 3 (1+2) points and an undesirable utility indicator “-6” in the game.