German Rubtsov

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Team: Russia U18

League: MHL

Position: C

Born: 27th June 1998

Height: 6.1       

Weight: 174
Draft eligible for NHL Draft 2016

Size/Strength	Good
Skating	Average
Shot/Scoring	Average
Puckhandling	Good
Physical Play	Average
Offensive Play	Good
Defensive Play	Good
Hockey Sense	Excellent
Competitiveness	Good

 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths

1. Hockey IQ

2. Calmed play

3. Two-way game

Area’s For Improvement

1. Could produce more offence 

2. Skating acceleration

3. Eliminate Penalties from his game

Scouting Report:

A very intelligent forward who plays an effective game in all three zones. Uses his great understanding of the game to make plays. Plays a very calm game and never panics, not even when he is under pressure. Each of his plays are well thought. Although he is not very big, he is really hard to knock off the puck as he protects the puck very well. Shows a good neutral zone game as he cuts passing lanes effectively and prevents the opponent team from fast counter attacks. Rubtsov is not a pure offensive weapon and therefore could create more scoring chances and also needs to work on his skating acceleration. All in all, Rubtsov is a highly intelligent two-way forward who works effectively in all three zones and is a plus for each team which has him in the lineup.                    

NHL Potential: Two-way forward, who shows a matured understanding of the game.  

Style compares to: Ryan O'Reilly

Ilya Samsonov

Team: Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk

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League: MHL

Position: Goaltender

Born: 22nd February 1997

Height: 6.3       

Weight: 201
Draft eligible for NHL Draft 2015

Athleticism	Good
Quickness/Speed	Good
Vision/Play reading	Good
Puckhandling	Good
Compete	Good
Technique/Style	Good
Rebound Control	Average
Size	Excellent
Competitiveness	Good

 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths

1. Athleticism

2. Size

3. Able to make big saves

Area’s For Improvement

1. Rebound Control

2. High Shots

3. Proactive Puckhandling

Scouting Report:

A big goalie who is challenging shooters pretty well and covers the whole net. Has great athleticism and quick movement. Shows good agility and flexibility. Is very calm and tracks the puck well but he impresses the most with his ability to make acrobatic saves. Needs to improve his rebound control, especially on high shots and could use his stickhandling in a more proactive way. But clearly one of the best Russian goalie prospects since Andrei Vasilevsky, who has potential to be an NHL starter if teams aren't afraid of the Russian factor.                        

NHL Potential: Starting goalie, who has good size and great athleticism.  

Style compares to: Sergei Bobrovski

Denis Guryanov

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Team: Ladia Togliatti

League: MHL

Position: Winger

Born: 7th June 1997

Height: 6.2       

Weight: 192
Draft eligible for NHL Draft 2015

Size/Strength	Good
Skating	Good
Shot/Scoring	Excellent
Puckhandling	Good
Physical Play	Good
Offensive Play	Excellent
Defensive Play	Average
Hockey Sense	Good
Competitiveness	Good

 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths

1. Shot

2. Offensive Play

3. Size/Strength

Area’s For Improvement

1. First Steps

2. Defensive Game

3. Lacking experience in pro league

Scouting Report:

A typical Russian power forward with good size and an absolute rocket shot. Loves to fire the puck and uses his whole shot arsenal to score. Shoots whenever he finds an open lane. Like many Russian players, he has good hands and is decent in 1vs1 situations. Uses his big body to make room for plays and brings himself in good shooting position, often wins corner battles. Is a good puck protector as well. Tries to be more responsible in his own zone but still needs to improve his defensive game. Has good top speed but his first steps could be more explosive. Finishes checks and has good balance. Guryanov is an offensive threat whenever he is having the puck in the offensive zone and can be an effective power forward because of his overall competitiveness, strength and great shot.           

NHL Potential: Power Forward, who has a rocket shot and plays a good physical with his big size.  

Style compares to: Blake Wheeler