{"id":438762,"date":"2023-06-29T06:34:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T10:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=438762"},"modified":"2023-06-29T06:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T10:34:49","slug":"philadelphia-draft-michkov-ready-to-wait-for-him","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/philadelphia-draft-michkov-ready-to-wait-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia draft Michkov, ready to wait for him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matvei Michkov fulfilled one wish when the Philadelphia Flyers picked him 7<sup>th<\/sup> overall at the draft. But he wishes one more thing \u2013 to honor his late father by winning the title in the NHL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two Russian players go back-to-back at the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NHLDraft<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>#6: Dmitriy Simashev to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArizonaCoyotes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ArizonaCoyotes<\/a><br \/>\n#7: Matvei Michkov to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NHLFlyers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4MBm2nuFIR\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/4MBm2nuFIR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IIHF (@IIHFHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IIHFHockey\/status\/1674207406794973185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matvei\u2019s father died in April at 51, as the Russian Hockey Federation reported.<\/p>\n<p>Michkov (18), right-wing who already has games for the Russian national team, was thinking about his father as he put on Philadelphia\u2019s jersey for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment, it&#8217;s crucial for me to finish the goal that my dad had for me, and that&#8217;s triumphing with the Stanley Cup,&#8221; the Russian shared through an interpreter.<\/p>\n<p>Matvei credited his dad with developing his offense.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Much of the contribution for my offensive game goes to my late father. He showed me the different ways of disguising my shot. I think he&#8217;d be very proud and happy for me and all the work we put in, and he&#8217;d be proud that I made it to the NHL,&#8221; the player added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Flyers draft Matvei Michkov at 7<\/p>\n<p>Is the second best player in the draft worth the long wait?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lfB3uiA3Lz\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/lfB3uiA3Lz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JClarkNBCS\/status\/1674207663926681600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matvei Michkov fulfilled one wish when the Philadelphia Flyers picked him 7th overall at the draft. 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