Prospect Info: [2023 - 144th] Yevgeni Volokhin (KHL - HC Sochi)

[Leon Lucius Black]

Finished with a 14 save shutout against Kazakhstan.

 

[26Mats]

Which U20 tournament is this?

 

[1909]

Which U20 tournament is this?

A Putin’s Cup, I guess.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Good news - is playing in the VHL pre-season.

Stopped 18/19 and went 4/5 in the friendly shootout.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Good news - is playing in the VHL pre-season.

Stopped 18/19 and went 4/5 in the friendly shootout.

Nice!

He have really high potential!!

 

[Treb]

Hopefully, Omsk doesn't send one of their 3 goalies down. Maybe then he'll get VHL games.

Zavragin getting scooped up by SKA helps him a lot.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Hopefully, Omsk doesn't send one of their 3 goalies down. Maybe then he'll get VHL games.

Zavragin getting scooped up by SKA helps him a lot.

KHL, the sKA Hockey League. Seriously, is there more than one team there? Even Sochi is just the farm team for SKA's rejects.

 

[Treb]

KHL, the sKA Hockey League. Seriously, is there more than one team there? Even Sochi is just the farm team for SKA's rejects.

SKA hasn't won the Gagarin Cup since 2017. In that time, it has been won by:
AK Bars (18)
CSKA 3 times (19,22,23)
Avangard Omsk (21)
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (24)

 

[Sam de Mtl]

SKA hasn't won the Gagarin Cup since 2017. In that time, it has been won by:
AK Bars (18)
CSKA 3 times (19,22,23)
Avangard Omsk (21)
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (24)

Yeah I know, but anytime an ex NHLer signs somewhere, it is SKA.

edit: unless he is bad.

 

[montreal]

Hopefully, Omsk doesn't send one of their 3 goalies down. Maybe then he'll get VHL games.

Zavragin getting scooped up by SKA helps him a lot.

He was sent to the VHL camp from the start of this preseason.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Wish he would've updated his pads this off-season.. green blocker and then a bunch of white.. bruh

 

[Habs10Habs]

Wish he would've updated his pads this off-season.. green blocker and then a bunch of white.. bruh

lol Goalies are weird.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Didn't start in VHL pre-season yesterday (back to back anyways)

 

[Adam Michaels]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823686231399555202

Volokhin part of Russia's U23 squad for a tournament taking place between the 22nd and 29th.

 

[WeThreeKings]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823686231399555202

Volokhin part of Russia's U23 squad for a tournament taking place between the 22nd and 29th.

Hope they stream it.. Demidov and Volokhin, that will make any man horny

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823686231399555202

Volokhin part of Russia's U23 squad for a tournament taking place between the 22nd and 29th.

The exclamation mark should be a question mark, but I can't 'shop

 

[WeThreeKings]

Despite Zavragin being bad and Popov being terrible.. Russia U23 is going with Popov today and Zavragin back-up, so Volokhin is firmly G3 and won't see any net there for the Puchkov tournament.

 

[skidcells]

Despite Zavragin being bad and Popov being terrible.. Russia U23 is going with Popov today and Zavragin back-up, so Volokhin is firmly G3 and won't see any net there for the Puchkov tournament.

This is really ‘interesting’ to me in the sense that zagravin was always preferred by wtv teams they played together when compared to Volokhin even if Volokhin had the better stats. Do we think this is just Russian politics at play or any other underlying personality/character issues with Volokhin?

 

[WeThreeKings]

This is really ‘interesting’ to me in the sense that zagravin was always preferred by wtv teams they played together when compared to Volokhin even if Volokhin had the better stats. Do we think this is just Russian politics at play or any other underlying personality/character issues with Volokhin?

Volokhin emerged later, he's kind of a hidden gem that is starting to get his name and reputation up in Russian hockey. Even in North America, most scouts and media aren't that aware of him yet.

So it's more reputation/political based. Zavragin was a higher draft pick than Volokhin and has been known as a top goalie prospect in Russia longer than Volokhin, so therefore you'll go with the guy they know more about than the upstart kid.

Him being part of the roster is a great step forward for his reputation, but that's really it. Don't think it has any character concern at all.

 

[bleuetbio]

They just dont have the same path. Stats seems like comparable but Volokhin did it in Juniors when Zav did it on a upper level. Its actually more than normal to have better expectations on the Flyers prospects. Both goalies are good looking.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Volokhin is back with Yugra. He's the back up in today's preason game.

 

[HuGort]

Volokhin is back with Yugra. He's the back up in today's preason game.

Is that the VHL?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Is that the VHL?

Yes

 

[HuGort]

Yes

Still good considering he's only 19 this season.

 

[habsprospects]

Is that the VHL?

But they were playing in a pre-season tournament vs KHL teams.