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Ivan Demidov to play hockey in Montreal (LSHL) this summer
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Ivan Demidov to play hockey in Montreal (LSHL) this summer
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Ivan Demidov, barring a major surprise, will be lining up with the Montreal Canadiens in 2025-2026.

You can tell he’s ready to make the effort to be ready for the rigors of his first full NHL season. After all, as you know, he’ll be spending the summer in Montreal.

This will allow him to train properly.

And to do so, he’ll be practicing with several other players who will be spending the summer in Montreal. I say this because Zach Fucale, who’s in charge of the LSHL summer league, confirmed yesterday on the La Poche Bleue Blanc Rouge podcast that the Russian will be making his rounds this summer.

That doesn’t mean he’ll be there every Tuesday night, but he’ll be playing in the three-on-three league against other NHL players.

It’ll be interesting to see Demidov play three-on-three. After all, with his talent, he’ll have plenty of room to dance around the rink, which is still interesting.

It’s a good decision on his part, since being able to play against NHL guys will be interesting.

You may know that this league, which has existed for years during the summer, is open to the public. For $12.50, you can watch women’s (Mondays) and men’s (Tuesdays) games featuring the world’s best players.

Not bad, though.

Athletes get fit, have fun and raise money for the Canadian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. Event details are available here, for those interested.

So it’s safe to say that the LSHL will do what the SKA (KHL) can’t: attract it to their league. Because yes, SKA wants him back in 2025-2026… but that’s not going to happen.

Over the years, many Canadiens players and Québécois stars have taken to the ice in the summer league. Juraj Slafkovsky was one of them, in 2022.

And this year, maybe Patrik Laine, who spends a good part of his summer in town with his fiancée, will play too.


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