Popular Post CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 2020-21 Team: Minskie Zubry (#37)Date of Birth: Jan 9, 2003Place of Birth: Pinsk, BelarusHt: 6-foot-1 Wt: 187 poundsShoots: RightPosition: CenterNHL Draft Eligibility: 2021 first-year eligible Quote Unranked by everyone but NHL Central Scouting and Elite Prospects, Klimovich wowed everyone with his speed, shot, and overall skill on his way to being named one of Team Belarus’ best players of the tournament and now, one to watch in the first few rounds of the upcoming draft. No longer an unknown prospect, he could even find his way into the first round, especially if Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen caught wind of his play. As we all know, he’s no stranger to off-the-board picks after selecting Yegor Chinakhov in 2020. Although, with his team set to potentially choose in the top-five, that probably won’t happen this time. Klimovich is a highly creative goal scoring forward with an NHL caliber shot and a compete level that is off the charts. He also knows how to finish his chances, which is something that can elude a lot of players striving to be consistent offensive producers. All in all, he has all the skills of a top line forward, which makes it hard to believe that we are just discovering him a couple of months away from the draft. I guess if he was playing in a more prominent league like the KHL or MHL, we probably would have known about him sooner. All in all, Klimovich’s name is one to keep an eye on, as he could become a steal in the first few rounds. North America could be seeing more of him in the coming seasons too, as he was drafted in the 2020 CHL Import Draft by the QMJHL’s Rouyn-Noranda. If he does ultimately come over from Belarus, I’m sure he will quickly become a household name, that is, if he isn’t already. “The size, the skills, the hockey sense are all there for him to be an offensive producing player and he’s consistent in his approach. He’s got NHL speed and competes hard. Now, he does have a flair for the dramatic at times, but that’s good. It means he’s confident, but, every shift, he’s first on pucks, always going to the net and he’s got that knack to be open and available to get that shot off. He’s on the top line and is the top scorer and he’s one of the first forwards coming back on the play.” – Dan Marr, director of NHL Central Scouting “While his skill is clearly raw, he’s got a quick release and, in a similar vein as Alex Ovechkin, he has a knack for finding open ice – something Klimovich considers a strong point in his game. Klimovich has agile hands that allows him to control the puck effectively and while his skating isn’t anything special, he can move the puck at a nice speed.” – Steven Ellis, The Hockey News Strengths Speed Shot Compete level Creativity Leadership Hockey IQ Under Construction (Improvements to Make) Needs to develop physically and mentally 5 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaramel MacKhiato Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Feel like we could've moved down to get him. But I'm sure with no 3rd or 4th round picks, this was the main guy that the Canucks wanted. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I thought he was a RW/C? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 High compete level, good size, good hockey sense, good shot. I love this pick. 2 1 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ForzaTikare Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) Just now, King Heffy said: High compete level, good size, good hockey sense, good shot. I love this pick. 6"1 and 202 lbs at 18 is pretty huge yeah! Edited July 24, 2021 by ForzaTikare 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 20 2 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce000 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Congrats on being the first Danila to be drafted! This is just an assumption but I feel pretty safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Green Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 6-2, 202lbs, Plays with violent energy. Sounds like Jim stole another one! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Low floor, high ceiling… the type of gambles that should be made in the 2nd-4th rounds. Years away from being a possible contributor for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stierlitz Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 Ht: 6-1 Wt: 187 pounds - this was in 2020. He is 6-2, 202 pounds now. 8 6 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Warhippy Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 Ya....i'm gonna go ahead and just be silent on this one until we actually see them in a uniform. We seem to get "all the steals" but don't seem to see them in our colours so i'll just wait this one out 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCustodian Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) Bad pick. He's like Virtanen without the high-end skating. Also has character issues. Cam Robinson hates it. Edited July 24, 2021 by TheCustodian 4 8 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Seems like a smart player, certainly has size, needs to work on his skating. Could be good though with proper development. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Big project but can easily work out to be great.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Tiger Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Oh so hes actually 6'2 202 not 6'1 187? And plays like that?! HOG-KLIMOVICH-PODZ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Speed. ✓ Shot. ✓ Compete level ✓ Creativity ✓ Leadership ✓ Hockey IQ ✓ The kid checks all the boxes 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -DLC- Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Ya....i'm gonna go ahead and just be silent on this one until we actually see them in a uniform. We seem to get "all the steals" but don't seem to see them in our colours so i'll just wait this one out Thing is, beyond the top round/picks, they're all pretty much "wait and see" aren't they? 3 7 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 minute ago, -DLC- said: Thing is, beyond the top round/picks, they're all pretty much "wait and see" aren't they? Yup. But every year they're proclaimed as "steals" so this year i'm just gonna wait and see and hope Benning can manage to scrape up some RHD somewhere for the future 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I'd like to see him go to the KHL for two years and see what we have at that point. Worked well for Podz. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Glensky Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Ya....i'm gonna go ahead and just be silent on this one until we actually see them in a uniform. We seem to get "all the steals" but don't seem to see them in our colours so i'll just wait this one out More of a sTaNkOvEn guy ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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