The Damaged Reputation of Record-Breaking Hockey Player Matvey Michkov: Insights from Ovechkin Club Scout

The scout of the Ovechkin club announced the damaged reputation of the record holder of the national team

Andrei Nikolishin noted that Matvey Michkov is one of the best in terms of skill, but the forward fell in the eyes of the scouts because of his bad manners

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Forward of SKA and the Russian national team Matvey Michkov before the NHL draft fell very low in the eyes of all managers, about this declared Andrey Nikolishin, scout of the Washington Capitals in Russia, is on air on the Slippery Ice YouTube channel.

“For me, he is the first or second choice in terms of skill. (in the draft. – RBC.). But in terms of character, in relation to teammates, coaching staff, management, fans, the person has now fallen very low in the eyes of all scouts, all managers, ”said Nikolishin.

Nikolishin noted that he had never seen such disrespect for people as from Michkov. “Information is collected about the player, about how he talks with partners, how he communicates with coaches, how he behaves off the ice. You can reveal many nuances. I can show the correspondence when I wanted to meet him and, being a scout, ask a few questions, do an interview, how he answers. I have never seen such disrespect for other people in my life,” he added.

18-year-old Michkov belongs to the St. Petersburg SKA. Last season for the main team in the KHL, he played three games and scored no goals. Michkov ended the season on loan at Sochi, where he scored nine goals and provided 11 assists in 27 games.

In May, The Athletic reported that Michkov would be selected by the San Jose Sharks with the fourth overall pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft.

In November 2021, Michkov became the youngest hockey player in the history of Russian national teams (Russia/USSR), breaking the record of Vladislav Tretyak, and also surpassed the achievement of Alexander Ovechkin, becoming at the age of 16 years 339 days the youngest scorer for the national team in the history of Russian hockey.