Ivan Demidov, a former member of the Montreal Canadiens, was honored with the title of Rookie of the Year in the Kontinental Hockey League on Thursday.
Over the course of his debut season with SKA Saint Petersburg, the forward, who was only 19 years old at the time, led the team in scoring with 49 points (19 goals, 30 assists) in 65 games played.
The 6-foot-1, 192-pound player made his debut in the National Hockey League (NHL) after a successful run in the playoffs of the Korean Hockey League (KHL). He joined the Habs for two regular season games (1G, 1A) and five postseason bouts (2A). He played his debut game in the National Hockey League on April 14, against the Chicago Blackhawks, and scored his first goal in the NHL.
The Montreal Canadiens selected Demidov with the fifth overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Demidov was born and raised in Sergiyev Posad, Russia.
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