Posts About "Vitali Kravtsov"

Vitali Kravtsov - 2018 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

June 21st, 2018 Vitali Kravtsov 2017-18 Team: Traktor Chelyabinsk (#74) Date of Birth: December 23, 1999 Place of Birth: Vladivostok, Russia Ht: 6'4" Wt: 183 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Right Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2018 first-year eligible Rankings THW (Pike's Picks): 36th (final) Future Considerations: 28th (final) ISS: not in...

Rangers Draft Strategy: Moving On Up

June 21st, 2018 Friday night can't come soon enough. Before last season, the New York Rangers hadn't made a first-round selection since 2012, when Brady Skjei heard his name announced with pick No. 28. It is safe to say the Rangers picked a good one towards the bottom of the first-round who will, no doubt, see his role increased this year under new...

Kravtsov Could Be the Steal of the Draft

May 6th, 2018 This year's NHL Entry Draft boasts three players from Russia who are currently projected to go in the first round, the highest of which is sniper Andrei Svechnikov, who is expected to be the No. 2 selection behind Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. Grigori Denisenko is the next highest-ranked Russian player at 11th overall, but the other...

2018 NHL Draft: 10 Risers From Fisher’s Top 100 Rankings

April 1st, 2018 There are risers and fallers for every NHL draft and 2018 is no exception. My midseason rankings, published in early February following the World Juniors and the CHL Top Prospects Game, identified several risers, including the likes of Martin Kaut, Aidan Dudas and Jonny Tychonick. Evan Bouchard and Oliver Wahlstrom also continued...

3 Easy Russian Options at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft

March 27th, 2018 The 2018 NHL Entry Draft is approaching and teams are in a good scouting effort to finalize their draft list. While the U18 World Junior Championship is yet to start, and that's definitely an important tournament, there are three players skating in Russia that look like an easy pick and should definitely interest most of the NHL teams....