Saturday, May 2
Neil Parker
2015-05-02
Alexander Burmistrov returning? And a look at the Conference Semi Finals.
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It appears Alexander Burmistrov is returning to the National Hockey League. The eighth overall selection in 2008 has played the past two seasons with Kazan Ak-Bars of the Kontinental Hockey League. He tallied 37 points — 10 goals — through 54 games during the 2013-14 season, but then he fell to just 26 points with 10 goals through 53 games this year.
Interestingly, and significantly shifting gears, former Kitchener Rangers scoring star Justin Azevedo lead the Bars with 50 points over 58 games this season. Azevedo’s 124-point campaign in the 2007-08 season paved the way for another 36 points over 20 playoff games en route to the J. Ross Robertson Cup as the Ontario Hockey League Champions.
Continuing briefly, that Kitchener team had a 16-year-old Nazem Kadri, Calder Trophy winner Steve Mason and NHLers Mikkel Boedker, Nick Spaling, Matt Halischuk, Yannick Weber and Robert Bortuzzo. Plus, our friend Mike Clifford’s favorite Varsity Red Ben Shutron was on the team coached by Peter DeBoer.
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