Prospect Info: 222 OA - G Yegor Velmakin (Minsk KHL)

[DaveG]

6'2 / 172 lb goalie

Played in the VHL for Buran Voronezh as their backup goalie and posted a 7-4-1 record with a .937 save % in 12 games

Acquired by Dynamo Minsk

D+2 goalie

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

May he do better than our last Russian goalie named Yegor.

If he plays even one more game post-draft he’s already got him beat.

 

[Gocanes0506]

5'7 goalie?!?!?! this is new

 

[Unsustainable]

Cool

 

[Stanky and Janky]

5'7 goalie?!?!?! this is new

Seems that might be outdated info if other sites are to be believed.

 

[DaveG]

5'7 goalie?!?!?! this is new

yeah not sure which of the listings is correct between NHL and EP, but I have a hard time believing we'd select a 5'7 goalie under the current regime.

 

[Gocanes0506]

yeah not sure which of the listings is correct between NHL and EP, but I have a hard time believing we'd select a 5'7 goalie under the current regime.

the kid grew 7 inches since the NHL updated their database? lol

 

[DaveG]

the kid grew 7 inches since the NHL updated their database? lol

I mean he's a D+2 so if the last time they were seeing him was 2 years ago that's not unheard of. Trying to remember which of Foegele or Geekie had a huge growth spurt, I want to say it was Foegs.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

crazy how many Russians the current borg drafts vs. previous regimes and some other teams...

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I love this. Love love love this.

When you're out of realistic options to improve the team, throw every single dart at a goalie.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Pass. KHL.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

crazy how many Russians the current borg drafts vs. previous regimes and some other teams...

We’ve drafted over twice as many players out of Russia since the borg took over than our franchise did in the previous 40 years.

 

[Bub]

Jinkies, another Russian!

 

[MinJaBen]

We’ve drafted over twice as many players out of Russia since the borg took over than our franchise did in the previous 40 years.

Jinkies, another Russian!

We like our Wagner group.

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[CandyCanes]

5 games, 2.34 GAA, .930 Sv % in the KHL to start the season.