Player's Profile
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- Name: Ivan Vishnevskiy
- Position: D
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 176 lbs
- Birthdate: 1988-02-18
- Eligible for Draft: 2006
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Barnaul, Russia
- Acquired: 1st round (27th overall), 2006
- Playing In: Pro
Ivan Vishnevskiy
Prospect Grade: 7.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2005-06: Vishnevskiy was selected 68th overall in the 2005 CHL Import Draft by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Vishnevskiy came over to play for the Huskies and made an impact right away. The offensive-minded defenseman went nearly point-per-game during his first season in the QMJHL and earned a spot on the QMJHL’s Rookie All-Star Team (and in the CHL Top Prospects game). However, he was a surprise omission from the Russian U18 World Junior Championships team. His departure for North America probably had a lot to do with the decision to leave him off the squad. Vishnevskiy did play for Team Russia (’88) in the Five Nations Tournament; a tournament that saw the Russian squad go undefeated in four games, scoring eight goals and surrendering only two.
2006-07: The Stars used their first round pick (27th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft to select Vishnevskiy. The Barnaul, Russia native would return to the Huskies and once again lead the club’s defensemen in points. He made some minor strides towards improving his defensive play and jumped from a plus-1 to a plus-9 despite his small drop in PP/G average and slightly greater goals against totals for the Huskies in 06-07. Vishnevskiy also appeared in two games for Russia in the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge.
2007-08: On July 18, 2007, the Stars signed Vishnevskiy to a three-year entry-level deal. He was returned to Rouyn-Noranda once more where he went point-per-game (45 in 45) but did not have as strong of a playoffs. He was nominated as a second-team QMJHL All-Star for his regular season efforts however. He also joined the Russian team for six games in Canada/Russia Jrs. Super Series, but only notched one goal during the series. Vishnevskiy was once again left off the World Juniors (U20) roster, this time because of a knee injury.
Talent Analysis
A fluid skater, Vishnevskiy has all the offensive tools to become a powerplay quarterback in the NHL. He’s undersized and only average in his own end, two things that will work against him at the professional level. However, he has the vision and skillset that enables him to be a great puck-mover. Reads plays well and has the skating ability to stay in the play defensively, but isn’t consistent enough in that regard. Needs to figure out a way to handle power forwards effectively.
Future
Potential: Second pairing offensive defenseman and power play quarterback, like a bit less talented Lubomir Visnovsky.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: May, 16th 2009
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