RD Yegor Smirnov - Dynamo-Altay Barnaul, VHL (2020 undrafted)

[QJL]

Yegor Smirnov at eliteprospects.com

This kid is having a fantastic season in the MHL. He’s 6’4 198, sound defensively, and is the top point producing MHL defenseman in his draft year. Could be a big time riser.

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[Kshahdoo]

4+9 after 23 gp is nothing fantastic for 17 yo.

 

[mazmin]

I’m intrigued by this prospect from a stats POV, especially in a draft that seems a little shallow on the back end.

53GP, 8G, 15A, 23PTS, 138PIM, +9

- Not a crazy amount of point this season, but given that the 2nd leading scorer on the team had only 28 points, his offence suddenly looks a lot better.
- 138 penalty minutes seems to indicate he’s got some snarl. That’s always better than too soft.
- tons of size, some reports have him at 6’4” already and he’ll definitely be one of the youngest players drafted, so he could easily grow even more.

Has anyone seen him play? How’s the skating?

 

[Michael Farkas]

Skating isn't anything noteworthy really. Plays with a very unique style...one of the more unique d-men in the MHL in fact...

 

[Caser]

 

[Caser]

Traded (or possibly loaned) to VHL's Dynamo St.Petersburg.

Upd.: now he is somehow playing for MHL's Kapitan.

 

[Caser]

Played for VHL's Ryazan last season, signed with Novokuznetsk in the same league for the next season.

 

[Caser]

Terminated his VHL contract and signed with KHL's Avtomobilist for the next season.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Terminated his VHL contract and signed with KHL's Avtomobilist for the next season.

In your opinion will he stick there? And what's his long range potential?

 

[Caser]

In your opinion will he stick there? And what's his long range potential?

No idea, he didn't look too bad in the VHL last season, but at the age of 21 he hasn't ever touched the KHL ice and Avtomobilist isn't exactly the organization that is trusting the younger guys a lot.

 

[Caser]

Signed with VHL's Dynamo-Altay for the next season.