Photo: Avangard Omsk
Washington Capitals first round draft pick Ivan Miroshnichenko continues his triumphant return to the game of hockey. On Saturday afternoon he earned a goal and an assist in Omsk Yastreb’s 5-2 victory over Sputnik Almetievsk. This is his third consecutive game where he has scored a goal.
At 17:33 into the second period, with the score at 2-2, Miroshnichenko made an amazing pass to Vyacheslav Malov who scored his eighth goal of the season.
LOOK AT THIS PASS 🤮
🚨 Vyacheslav Malov
🍎 Ivan Miroshnichenko #ALLCAPS
3-2 Omskie Yastreby #MHL pic.twitter.com/GkkZzzCIiY— Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) November 12, 2022
The pass was impressive enough that the broadcast showed it from multiple angles.
They showed this clip during the 2nd intermission.
Another angle of the insane pass from Ivan Miroshnichenko 🤮 #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/g3diZUIjy9— Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) November 12, 2022
This goal put Omsk Yastreb ahead 3-2 and ultimately turned out to be the game-winning goal.
Miroshnichenko then scored a power-play goal of his own at 10:45 of the third period. This goal put the team ahead 4-2.
Не останавливайте эту машину: Иван Мирошниченко забрасывает в третьем матче подряд — всего 3+2 в трёх последних встречах 🦅#ЛигаСильных pic.twitter.com/6RQb65qZue
— Молодежная Хоккейная Лига (@MHL_rus) November 12, 2022
Omsk Yastreb went on to win 5-2 for their second win in a back-to-back set of games against Sputnik Almetievsk in Almetievsk, Tartanstan.
Since returning to action, Miroshnichenko has played in four games, scored three goals, and recorded two assists. He has averaged more than one point per game and is currently on a three-game goal-scoring streak. He is En Fuego.
The Capitals selected Miroshnichenko with the 20th overall selection in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft back on July 7th of this year.
2022 has been an extremely challenging year for the Capitals’ first-round draft pick Ivan Miroshnichenko. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma back in January but was cleared by doctors to return to skating and workouts after successfully completing a course of treatment in Germany in June.
Miroshnichenko has worked out with Avangard Omsk’s VHL (Junior) club since October 21 and was cleared to return to game action on November 6.
By Diane Doyle
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Keep going Miro! What a story.
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I’d sign up for that right now!
And…
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I’d sign for that right now as well!
What a story, this kid.
“This goal put the team ahead 4-0.” I think you meant 4-2.
Caliente! Other teams are now going to start treating him seriously.
How does Russian hockey work? Will he stay with this junior team no matter how well he does or could he move up?
It’s been fixed
He could move up. For both his development and the Caps’ future, I hope he only gets a few more games with kids before moving up to the KHL. At this point he doesn’t have much to prove, or learn, by playing against weaker competition.
Thanks, that was my concern — if he stays healthy, staying in the juniors isn’t going to do him any good.
I figure they’d move him to the VHL (minor league before the KHL) before moving him to KHL
I actually thought he was in the VHL until I googled the team name and found it was a junior team. Is there an MHL in-between it and the KHL as well?
Love to see it!! MIRO MIRO!!! Be in DC in a couple years.. cant wait