Why are Russians a second time during the XXI century risk not entering the Top Talents of the NHL

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Experts believe that no Russian hockey player will be chosen in the first round of the NHL draft in the summer. When this was in the past, is there any bias to the Russians and what awaits them in the summer - in the material "RBC Sport"
Experts believe that no Russian hockey player will be chosen in the first round of the NHL draft in the summer. When this was in the past, is there any bias to the Russians and what awaits them in the summer - in the material "RBC Sport"
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Since the beginning of the XXI century, 56 Russian hockey players have been chosen in the first round of the National Hockey League (NHL) draft. The first round choose the most promising players who showed themselves well and attracted the attention of scouts.

Before the upcoming draft of 2025, in the ranking of the best “prospects” (the so-called promising athletes in hockey with the potential to become outstanding players.-“RBC Sport”) Russian hockey players are below the 32nd line. This means that, most likely, none of them will be chosen in the first round of the event.

RBC Sport decided to figure out why this happened.

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