Matvei Shuravin

July 2024 – Shuravin is coming off a solid draft year campaign where he split time between the MHL, VHL, and KHL. His strongest play came in the KHL against the highest level of competition in the Russian leagues, which is an excellent sign for his NHL future. Shuravin skates well and defends even better, the prototypical shutdown defenseman for the NHL level. He did not light up the score sheet but that is not his mold. He has a few more years left in Russia before he can come over to North America but once he does he could establish himself amongst the NHL ranks and one day become a defense-first defenseman who can consistently put up around 30 points a year. James Connelly