With the knowledge that the Montreal Canadiens are now drafting first overall, and almost assuredly taking Shane Wright, the focus now shifts to what they do later in the first round and beyond with their other 13 picks. Enter talented players like Ivan Miroshnichenko, who lost nearly 10 months of the previous year due to the COVID pandemic.
Originally set to cross the Atlantic and join Muskegon of the USHL, Miroshnichenko remained at home in Russia, signing a new three-year deal with his club and splitting this past year between the MHL and VHL.
With a Hlinka-Gretzky gold medal from this past year, Miroshnichenko will be looking to make the leap towards a KHL spot with Avangard-Omsk, and continue to grow his budding offensive talents.