He’s listed at 6 feet, 3 inches tall. But the way Maksim Zhukov covers the goal, one wonders if he’s 6 feet, 3 inches wide.
The 17-year-old goaltender from Russia is obviously not that rotund. But even with the scaled-down equipment goalies are required to wear these days, he still takes up a lot of space. Throw in the fact he has a quick glove hand with good fundamentals and Zhukov appears to have a bright future.
He has shown glimpses of that future this week at the Golden Knights’ development camp at the Las Vegas Ice Center.