In 2024-25, the plan for Ivan Demidov is to see him play with SKA in the KHL. The youngster, who is coming back from injury, should get his chance in Russia’s top league.
The Habs (Juraj Slafkovský, at least) are eager to see the kid land in America, but he’s still under contract in Russia this season.
On Thursday, colleague Marc-Olivier Cook penned a piece in which he explained that there’s a world in which Demidov’s season in Russia would end after the Habs’. If SKA, which has a big club, makes it all the way to the final, that could complicate things.
Evgeny Kuznetsov, who arrived in style, is a game-changer for SKA… but now there’s another name in the news: Tony DeAngelo.
Nothing has been confirmed yet, but DeAngelo is currently rumored to be with the SKA next year. The Hockey News Hub account, which covers KHL activities, reported the information.
Hearing Tony DeAngelo to join SKA in the KHL
Nothing concrete yet– Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) August 3, 2024
(OBOXADSQ || []).push({“cmd”: “addBanner”});
Adding credibility to all this is the fact that SKA coach Roman Rotenberg said the club would “maybe add a defender”. And since DeAngelo, who is out of contract in the NHL, is a defenseman, it would make sense.
If it were to happen, it would be another big name joining a strong SKA team. In addition to these three players, SKA will be counting on the likes of Alexander Nikishin, Mikhail Grigorenko, Nikita Zaitsev and Valentin Zykov, among others.
We’re talking about a club that could wreak havoc in the KHL this season… and make it all the way to the Grand Final.
We’ll see if it all comes together, but if DeAngelo is added to the SKA roster, Ivan Demidov will be playing with a very big club in Russia this season. Assuming his presence in the squad is confirmed, of course.
Overtime
– Good words for Michael Hage.
Marc Dumont’s has been ranking the top 40 best Habs prospects.
Here’s his profile on Michael Hage.
👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/n8oFarEXuA
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) August 3, 2024
– TheMcIntosh summer continues.
INCREDIBLE! Summer McIntosh wins a 4th medal at the Paris Games, her third gold, with an Olympic record! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/nD0Ob4WMdT
– RDS (@RDSca) August 3, 2024
– Too bad. It will have been an emotional Olympic Games for this group.
Canada loses on penalties to Germany in the quarter-finals of the Paris Games!https://t.co/xla1DYjGQx pic.twitter.com/M9NNA6w7tC
– RDS (@RDSca) August 3, 2024
– Fatigue probably got the better of him. He fought very well, though.
Felix Auger-Aliassime’s fine run ends with a loss to Lorenzo Musetti for the bronze medal at the Paris Games!🗼https://t.co/VmlJpI4jc2 pic.twitter.com/tCRhY98hAP
– RDS (@RDSca) August 3, 2024
– Stay tuned.
He’s not close to returning to the game… and maybe that’s good enough for the Yankees. https://t.co/l42nNRtw0T
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) August 3, 2024