4 Names to Know: Goalie
Short, sweet, and to the point
Something that I stupidly forgot when thinking of who to put on this list of names to know, the Canes actually went goalie first last year when they took Semyon Frolov in the second round. It’s partially my own fault for misremembering players, but also partially not my fault since Frolov was injured for the majority of the year.
With that said, the Canes prospect pool for goalies currently stands as Ruslan Khazheyev, Semyon Frolov, and two goalies entering their last year of prospect status (Yegor Velmakin and Nikita Quapp). With just two goalies under the age of 22 in the pipeline, the Canes should take a goalie. Luckily, this years goalie class is slightly weaker than last year, so they can probably get value down the board.
Yuri Ivanov, MHL (MHK Spartak Moscow)
It’s kind of funny to put him first but wouldn’t it be funny if the Canes could somehow have 2 goalies on the same team, or even in the same system? When Frolov went down with injury, Ivanov stepped up and looked good. He’s 6’2 and 165, so slightly undersized, but he’s also a super late birthday, being a September 08. He should be available in the middle rounds.
Yegor Rybkin, MHL (Chaika)
This one is slightly different, as Rybkin looked really solid to open the year and then went down with an injury, only getting in 11 games this year. But the 6’7 goalie has shocking athleticism and good technique. He might be the highest drafted goalie on this list, going around the 3rd round.
Dmitri Ivchenko, MHL (Omskie Yastreby)
He’s 6’3 with decent stats in his MHL games. There’s an obvious trend here if you haven’t seen it, with all goalies being Euros/Russians except for one that’s an honorable mention. The Canes haven’t taken a goalie from the CHL since Patrik Hamrla in 2021 and I doubt the trend changes this year.
Vladimir Proskurin, MHL (MHK Atlant Mytishchi)
The smallest goalie out of the bunch, standing at 6’2, but also the one who’s played the most games this year with 41. He posted a respectable 2.97 goals against and a .921% save percentage in those games.
Honorable Mentions
Roberto Henriquez, USHL (Green Bay Gamblers)
Matt put me on to this re-entry and he should be mentioned. Not 100% sure where he’s going in the draft but he should at least get a mention.
Gleb Peshkov, MHL (Taifun Primorsky Krai)
He’s 6’2 with really good regular season MHL stats. Plus, Gleb!
Ryder Fetterolf, OHL (Ottawa 67s)
Watching Ekberg led me to getting a good amount of viewings of Fetterolf, who ended up winning OHL and CHL goalie of the year. Undersized at 5’11.