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Player's Profile

  • Name: Sergei Korostin
  • Position: RW
  • Shoots: Left
  • Height: 5-10
  • Weight: 183 lbs
  • Birthdate: 1989-07-06
  • Eligible for Draft: 2007
  • Drafted: 2007
  • Hometown: Moscow, Russia
  • Acquired: 3rd round (#64 overall), 2007
  • Playing In: Europe

Sergei Korostin

Prospect Grade: 7.0 D  (About Prospect Grades)

Profile Contributed By: Eugene Belashchenko

History

Considering HC Dynamo head coach Krikunov’s “love” for young players, Korostin saw very little ice time with the Super League club despite being promised the ice time and thus not being loaned to a High League (Russia 2) club for development purposes as a lot of other young Dynamo players have been in the past.  Internationally, he delivered at the U18 WJC, scoring in key games against difficult opponents. Both him and Cherepanov combined for more than half of Russia’s goals, potting 5 each.  Part of the reason why the Russian squad was so successful at this tournament is the spreading of the scoring threat with Cherepanov and Korostin skating on the first and second lines, as Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin did a few years back in 2002, the last time Russia played the underdog and surprised everyone with a silver medal finish.

Talent Analysis

Sergei Korostin can handle the puck at full speed.   Even more impressively, he does not hesitate to forecheck and crash through the opposition, which is an admirable quality and shows a style of play that is compatible with the more physical North American hockey.   Still, he does not yet see the ice as well as he should at the Super League level and should better utilize his linemates.

Future

Korostin’s upside and attitude when he is on the ice is something to like.   He has also been consistently a strong performer at the international level and finished strongly at the U18 World Junior Championships.   Still, considering his average size and lack of experience of playing against professional players in the Super League or High League (Russia 2), make him a skilled project pick.

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Profile Last Updated: October, 14th 2007

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