The Carolina Hurricanes have every reason to be excited as their top prospects, Alexander Nikishin and Nikita Artamonov, continue to make waves in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Alexander Nikishin has yet to make his debut this season, as he’s still battling his old injury that took him out of last season’s playoffs. It was a good run for SKA and the defenseman.
The Hurricanes prospect has widely been viewed as one of the top blueliners outside the NHL for a couple of years now.
Most teams with loaded prospect pools sit at the bottom of the standings. Yet, the Carolina Hurricanes are deep at every position and a favorite to win the Stanley Cup. So what gives?
It’s been an excellent year for fans of high-quality prospects. Connor Bedard alone captivated the hockey world for his exploits with the WHL’s Regina Pats. We also saw tons of longstanding records broken across various leagues, and other players emerged from the shadows to become top-flight pieces of their teams’ futures.
As much as they may want to upgrade the roster right now, Alexander Nikishin is apparently too valuable to lose.
In a rare busy week for the Carolina Hurricanes late in the sweltering North Carolina summer, a couple big announcements came that will be at the forefront during the 2022-23 season (and beyond).
Hurricanes prospects continue to impress as the season goes along. Welcome to this month’s prospects report, where I give you news, stats and other things you may have missed from the past month.
The 2020 third round pick has established himself in the KHL and will be poised for an NHL role in the future. This profile is a part of a series profiling some of the top prospects in the Hurricanes’ pipeline.
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