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“He’s the best player on the ice” : Ivan Demidov attracts a lot of praise
Félix Forget
“He’s the best player on the ice” : Ivan Demidov attracts a lot of praise
Credit: Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard that Ivan Demidov is playing his first NHL game tonight at the Centre Bell. A week ago, he wasn’t expected to leave SKA this season… and today, he received a standing ovation for his solo lap around the rink in Montreal. And the kid didn’t […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard that Ivan Demidov is playing his first NHL game tonight at the Centre Bell.

A week ago, he wasn’t expected to leave SKA this season… and today, he received a standing ovation for his solo lap around the rink in Montreal.

And the kid didn’t waste any time stealing the show: he earned his first assist just six minutes into the game… just before adding his first career goal a few minutes later.

The art of making a good first impression.

And what’s noticeable is that Demidov is attracting a lot of praise. Even on the concourse at the Centre Bell, people can’t believe it.

That being said, we’ve seen other reactions to Demidov’s start to his career in the sports world.

Here are a few that caught our attention:

And even in the political sphere, Demidov’s debut is making waves.

Montreal mayor Valérie Plante is among those who like what they see tonight.

Demidov is the talk of the town, and so far, he’s delivering with a strong start to the game.

Now all that’s left is to hope the rest of the team will help him out.


Overtime

Notably, in the first period, Ivan Demidov became the first player in habs history to record his first goal and first assist in the first period of his first game.

Not bad, kid.

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