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Devils Forward Reveals the Unusual Nickname of Young Canadiens Star Ivan Demidov


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Elias Edmonson
August 29, 2025  (9:39)
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Apr 16, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens right wing Ivan Demidov (93) considers his options with the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes in the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

We know that every Montreal Canadiens player has a nickname in the locker room.

We can think of "Wi-Fi" for Arber Xhekaj, "Snacks" for Samuel Montembeault, and several others, but now we have an idea of what young Ivan Demidov's nickname might be in the locker room here.
Or at least, we now know what his friends call him.

The nickname of young Ivan Demidov is Vanya

This isn't the first time we've heard it-it's exactly the nickname his girlfriend used in an interview-but still.. that's his nickname!
Check out one of the statements made by one of his best friends, New Jersey Devils forward Arseni Gritsyuk:
"He gets recognized everywhere," said Gritsyuk.

"We were in a restaurant and someone came over and asked: 'Are you Ivan Demidov?'

Vanya answered: 'No, sorry, you've got the wrong person.'

And this was in Ottawa!"
So there you have it-Demidov's nickname!
This anecdote from Gritsyuk (above) is also quite thrilling, showing just how intense it must have been for Ivan Demidov to be recognized everywhere this summer-and for the very first time in his life.
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