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2022 NHL Draft prospect profile: Has Alexander Perevalov shown enough to be a first-rounder?

If the Montreal Canadiens eventually decide not to sign the scorer named Alexander Gordin, perhaps they would like to replace him with one of his own countrymen? If so, then look no further than his namesake, Alexander Perevalov of Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga’s Loko Yaroslavl.

Birthplace: Mezhdurechensk, Russia
Date of birth: April 16, 2004
Shoots: Right
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 192 lbs.
Team: Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)

Born and raised in Mezhdurechensk, situated in remote Kemerovo-Oblast, a 50-hour drive from capital Moscow, Perevalov gained attention from scouts while playing for his local youth team Vympel.