Ilya Krikunov

[Testify]

hi,

Just want to know infos on Ilya. How far is he from the NHL and what about his upside?

thx in advance!

[Soyuz]

Here is RussianProspects profile of Ilya:

http://www.russianprospects.com/publ...?player_id=224

HF: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospect.php?pid=3836 (not much here)

There is a good article here about him: http://www.canuckscorner.com/eurocorner03-04.html


That's about it on the web. I think he is a very talented young prospect. Most importantly, he is very competitive, confident and relentless...which means he has the hunger to succeed at any level. He was marginalized at the draft because of his relative obscurity, but no one realized that this kid has that kind of a drive. People knew he was fast and saw the ice well, but not to this level.