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The Next Great Russian

by Paul on 12/16/08 at 07:29 AM ET
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from Rick Westhead of the Toronto Star,

Here’s what sets (Kirill) Kabanov apart from most other 16-year-olds: he can afford to shop on Tverskaya.

The young hockey prospect is paid $20,000 (U.S.) a month by the fabled Russian hockey club Spartak Moscow, a princely sum next to the room-and-board stipend for stars in Canada’s major junior leagues.

Several scouts say the Moscow native, the Kontinental Hockey League’s youngest player, stands a good chance to become the No.1 pick in the 2010 NHL entry draft.

J.P. Barry, the agent for Mats Sundin and Evgeni Malkin, said Kabanov’s quickness is comparable to Alex Ovechkin at the same age and other agents and scouts are similarly complimentary. Three years ago, when Kabanov was 13, NHL super-agent Don Meehan flew him and his father Sergei, a former Russian army special forces major, to Toronto in an unsuccessful bid to sign Kabanov to a representation contract, Sergei Kabanov said.

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“It doesn’t matter how much money they offer me here,” Kabanov said. “Even with more money, life is more exciting in North America. In Canada, if you play like a star, you’re treated that way. The NHL is a league with 100 years of history. The KHL has a bad name. It’s an imitation league. And it’s full of corruption.”

As Kabanov criticized the fledgling KHL, his father Sergei, who was a boxing champion in the military, leaned toward Gennadi Ushakov, a player agent trying to sign Kabanov.

“Should he say that?” Kabanov’s barrel-chested father asked.

“He’s right,” Ushakov shrugged.

Posted by SENShobo from Waterloo, ON on 12/16/08 at 09:51 AM ET

he kinda sounds like a punk. he might not be in it for the money but he def. seems in it for the fame. he made more than 1 reference of wanting to be treated like a star and he hasn’t even played a game in the nhl.

cant play with ovechkin? i dont think semin is unhappy with his treatment there nor is he underappreciated there, same goes for fedorov. just struck me as not an image you want to give off.

Posted by hmmm on 12/16/08 at 01:44 PM ET

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