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Another Promising Prospect Leaves His Home Country to Join the Montreal Canadiens Immediately
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Another Montreal Canadiens prospect has just left his home country to arrive in town-and he's a truly intriguing young talent.
Yevgeni Volokhin is a goaltender who was selected in the 5th round of the 2023 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens (144th overall), and he represents a potential home-run swing by the organization.
The New York Islanders found Ilya Sorokin with the 78th pick, and the New York Rangers landed Igor Shesterkin with the 118th pick, so the Canadiens are trying a similar gamble with Volokhin.
It definitely doesn't guarantee success, but he's certainly an exciting prospect to keep an eye on.
Some truly believe he could become the Canadiens' number one goalie of the future.
That said, there's a new development regarding young Volokhin.
Yevgeni Volokhin Leaves His Country and Arrives in Montreal for the Summer
This is excellent news for the relationship between the young goalie and the Canadiens.
"According to Hockey News Hub, via his agent, young goaltender Yevgeni Volokhin has arrived in town and is currently in Montreal to train."
- Marco Normandin
- Marco Normandin
He's training with the Habs organization, right inside the Canadiens' facilities (possibly alongside Ivan Demidov).
This is all very positive!
The 6-foot-3, 170-pound goalie played his first full season in the KHL in 2024-25, posting an impressive .901 save percentage behind a very weak Sochi team (with a record of 4 wins, 17 losses, and 1 overtime loss).
It's also worth noting that it's extremely rare to see a 19-year-old goalie (he turned 20 in April) play that many games in the KHL.
He appears to be a special talent-and definitely a name to remember.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 19 | 1780 ANSWERS Another Promising Prospect Leaves His Home Country to Join the Montreal Canadiens Immediately Who will be the Montreal Canadiens' number one goalie in five years, in your opinion? | ||
| Jacob Fowler | 1337 | 75.1 % |
| Jakub Dobes | 194 | 10.9 % |
| Samuel Montembeault | 140 | 7.9 % |
| Volokhin or other | 109 | 6.1 % |
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