DANILA YUROV

Right Wing
6’1/172
Left
Metallurg Magnitogorsk/KHL

Related: David Jiricek

Danila Yurov has the talent to be a top 10 pick in the 2022 draft, but due to the Russian factor, he may slide a bit in the draft. Yurov is a dynamic, offensive talent, with strong skating ability, and is great at reading the ice to find open ice. His lethal combination of size, strength, skating abiility, and puck skills make him a highly coveted prospect.

Size/Strength Great
Skating Excellent
Shot/Scoring Great
Puckhandling Great
Physical Play Good
Offensive Play Excellent
Defensive Play Average
Hockey Sense Excellent
Competitiveness Good

Strengths

1. Has strong skating ability, proficient at reading the ice to find open space and then attacking it.
2. Has a nice Blend of skill, strength, and shooting ability.
3. Strong on the puck, and is tough to handle when given space to rush down the wing.

Areas of Improvement

1. Is an average defensive player.
2. May need time to adjust to playing in North America.

Scouting Report

Danila Yurov has excellent vision and hockey sense. He controls the play in the cycle game and protects it along the boards. This allows him to find open teammates and set up scoring chances. Danila is an excellent skater and has an extremely high skill level, he can beat defenders with ease and he’s a competitive two-way player who can win battles and kill penalties. Yurov has completely dominated the junior levels in Russia and also put up
over a point per game in the MHL, but to this point in his career he hasn’t been as productive at the KHL level. Yurov is comparable to Elias Pettersson, who also is a dynamic scorer, with incredible vision and hockey sense. Danila Yurov has the talent to be a perennial 20-30 goal scorer, but due to the Russian factor, I would not be surprised if he slid outside of the top 15 in next years’ draft.

Skill: A Strong, Dynamic winger, with strong skating, and great vision

NHL Comparison: Elias Pettersson

NHL Potential: 1st Line Winger

Season	Team	League	GP	G	PTS
2019-20	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	MHL	18	6	13
	Russia U17	WHC-17	6	2	8
2020-21	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	MHL	23	13	25
	Russia U18	WJC-18	7	4	11
2021-22	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	9	0	0