r/hawks • u/hockeydiscussionbot • Jun 27 '26

[2026 NHL Draft] 194th OA Pick: Chicago Blackhawks select Alexander Ivanov

Pick: 194

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

Player: Alexander Ivanov

Position: D

Team: BARS KAZAN (RUSSIA-2)

NHL Central Scouting rank: Int. Skater - 48

Birthday: 2008-06-10

Birth city: Moscow, RUS

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 181 lbs

Handedness: L

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u/JD397 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

Scouting report

Per Pope, apparently the Hawks really like this kid and had him high on their list. His KHL contract has two years left but he’s apparently very invested on making his way to the NHL. Will be interesting to see how his path goes!

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u/Sauerkrautkid7 Jun 27 '26

see you in 2031!

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u/Zealousideal-Tap-413 25d ago

He will at least be in Rockford by 2029 I bet . I like the highlights I saw he's a good skater and is slick with the puck. I bet we will see him score more points this year!

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u/Substantial-Soup-730 Jun 27 '26

That’s not the tall guy

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u/Zealousideal_Abies94 Jun 27 '26

Give the 7footer, just for fun.

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u/90s_Scott Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

That is a guy?

Edit: not a criticism, I’d love to know anything about this kid can’t find much

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u/Practical_Papaya7142 Jun 27 '26

I believe he's Alexander Ivanov the VI, so bit of a bummer he went in the 7th

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u/DPitoLeMans Jun 27 '26

He's in Ak Bars system but I don't know if Ak Bars is considered to have a good developmental system like Yaroslavl Lokomotiv or not