Daniil Gushchin has a lot working against him. He’s small, which while the perception is changing is still a strike against a player. There’s a belief that players who are small and skilled are one dimensional. The facts don’t really back that up, and it is what causes a lot of variance in his ranking.
Birthplace: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Date of birth: February 6, 2002
Shoots: Left
Position: Right Wing
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 161 lbs.
Team: Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
In his second USHL season, he was the Lumberjacks’ leading scorer with 22 goals and 25 assists in 42 games.