Flyers assistant general manager Brent Flahr says there is a good chance Zavragin plays for the organization’s second-tier team.
SKA St. Petersburg announced Thursday that the team has acquired goalie Egor Zavragin from Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk of the Major Hockey League. The Kontinental Hockey League club already is the home for Flyers top prospect Matvei Michkov.But before you think that Zavragin will be stopping pucks as Michkov scores them on the other end,
According to Flahr, who oversees amateur scouting and the draft and currently is in Finland scouting the next crop of prospects at the IIHF U18 World Championships, it’s not a negative for the 18-year-old goalie to see time one step down. SKA St. Petersburg is a powerhouse, a veteran squad, and Zavragin would get more game experience while still facing strong talent.
Drafted by the Flyers in the third round in 2023, Zavragin spent the majority of last season playing with Yugra, the Russia club in the second-highest league in the country. He went 13-1-0 with a 1.60 goals-against average, a .943 save percentage, and three shutouts in 17 games. In the playoffs, he won four of eight games and posted a 2.11 GAA and a .933 save percentage. Zavragin also went 6-1-2 with a 1.63 GAA, a .945 save percentage, and two shutouts for the organization’s junior team.
“I think, realistically, that was probably what we’re going to be looking at anyway; two, maybe three ,” Flahr said. “Again, we want to make sure he’s playing, developing. But he’s in good hands there. As far as training and whatnot, they have state-of-the-art facility there. And, obviously, depending where they put them now ... as long as he’s playing and developing and getting stronger and all those things, he’s in good hands.
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