The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 7; Alexander Zharovsky with Vladislav Utkin (our man in Moscow).

Jared Book and Matt Drake discuss the Montreal Canadiens injury update regarding Kaiden Guhle, plus the extensions to Arber Xhekaj and Alex Newhook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jared Book and Matt Drake discuss the new contract for Zachary Bolduc and the extension for head coach Martin St-Louis. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:00 - Alexander Zharovsky 18:20 - The Russian Trio for the 2027 NHL Draft; Nazar Privalov (CSKA), Sergei Skvortsov (Torpedo) and Andrei Pustovoy (Lokomotiv) 23:45 - Gleb Pugachov reaction to be assigned to MHL Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake reacts to the surprise signing of notorious MTL villain Chris Kreider. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You find Lori's work at Last Word on Sports. Lori Bennet on Twitter / X and Bluesky. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You find Lori's work at Last Word on Sports. Lori Bennet on Twitter / X and Bluesky. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jack Han is an author, his series the Hockey Tactics is an asset to every coach and fan of the game. Jack is also a Eyes on the Prize alumn and he is currently the analyst and video/tactics consultant for Team Sweden (Tre Kronor). He brings os his thoughts on Ivan Demidov in this episode of Top 25 Under 25. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Linc Zdancewicz ffrom McKeen's Hockey joins the podcast and talks about Michael Hage and if he is to similar to Ivan Demidov to have on the same line, and can he follow the Suzuki development path when he arrives in Montreal? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jason Paul a.k.a. Waveintel on the X/Twitter joins the podcast to talk about Kaiden Guhle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.