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NBC Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Wild sign 2022 first-round draft pick Danila Yurov to three-year, entry-level contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed center Danila Yurov, their 2022 first-round draft pick, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. Yurov has played in the KHL in his native Russia for the last five seasons for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, with 41 goals, 47 assists and a plus-41 rating over 209 career games. He had eight goals in 61 games in the playoffs, winning a Gagarin Cup championship with Metallurg last year. Yurov, who won a silver medal with Russia at the world junior championship in 2021, was the 24th overall pick in the NHL draft in 2022. The 6-foot-1, 176-pound Yurov will have a prime opportunity to make the team at age 21 with a strong training camp next season, with the Wild's center depth currently lacking behind Joel Eriksson Ek. 'Center's a very difficult position to play as a young player. We'd like to see him there, see how he does and then we'll go from there,' general manager Bill Guerin said. 'Just like any other young player, defensively you really have to want to play a 200-foot game. That's going to be really important for him, especially where our team's at.'
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Here comes Danila Yurov: Russian phenom signs with Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild announced the signing of top prospect Danila Yurov on Frida. It's a three-year, $2.855 million entry-level contract. Yurov was the the No. 24 overall pick by the Wild in the 2022 NHL draft, and he's been obliterating the competition in Russia ever since. The 21-year-old Russian center will join the team this fall after breaking records in the KHL. During the 2023-24 season, Yurov led Metallurg Magnitogorsk with 49 points (21 goals and 28 assists), which broke the KHL's all-time, under-21 scoring record. Overall, Yurov has 88 points (41 goals and 47 points) in 209 KHL regular season appearances. He helped Metallurg to the 2023-24 KHL title. The Athletic's Michael Russo reports that if Yurov doesn't make the Wild out of camp this fall, he has a European out clause in his contract. That would allow him to be loaned back to Metallurg instead of playing for the Iowa Wild in the AHL. Yurov had been seen as one of the organization's top prospects, behind only recently signed Zeev Beuium. According to The Athletic's Scott Wheeler, Yurov "plays hard and fast, he pushes tempo, he's a strong and balanced skater, he's an excellent give-and-go player who excels at playing in and out of space without the puck, his shot comes off his blade hard in motion (and has added some versatility/different weapons after it was more of a stand-up wrister earlier in his development), he's got pro size (6-foot-1 and about 180 pounds) and skill, he's diligent in all three zones and he's almost always in the right position or reading the play to get back into it (on offense or defense)." Yurov doesn't turn 22 years old until December.
San Francisco Chronicle
16-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Wild sign 2022 1st-round draft pick Danila Yurov to 3-year, entry-level contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed center Danila Yurov, their 2022 first-round draft pick, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. Yurov has played in the KHL in his native Russia for the last five seasons for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, with 41 goals, 47 assists and a plus-41 rating over 209 career games. He had eight goals in 61 games in the playoffs, winning a Gagarin Cup championship with Metallurg last year. Yurov, who won a silver medal with Russia at the world junior championship in 2021, was the 24th overall pick in the NHL draft in 2022. The 6-foot-1, 176-pound Yurov will have a prime opportunity to make the team at age 21 with a strong training camp next season, with the Wild's center depth currently lacking behind Joel Eriksson Ek. 'Center's a very difficult position to play as a young player. We'd like to see him there, see how he does and then we'll go from there,' general manager Bill Guerin said. 'Just like any other young player, defensively you really have to want to play a 200-foot game. That's going to be really important for him, especially where our team's at.'
Hamilton Spectator
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Wild sign 2022 1st-round draft pick Danila Yurov to 3-year, entry-level contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed center Danila Yurov, their 2022 first-round draft pick, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. Yurov has played in the KHL in his native Russia for the last five seasons for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, with 41 goals, 47 assists and a plus-41 rating over 209 career games. He had eight goals in 61 games in the playoffs, winning a Gagarin Cup championship with Metallurg last year. Yurov, who won a silver medal with Russia at the world junior championship in 2021, was the 24th overall pick in the NHL draft in 2022. The 6-foot-1, 176-pound Yurov will have a prime opportunity to make the team at age 21 with a strong training camp next season, with the Wild's center depth currently lacking behind Joel Eriksson Ek. 'Center's a very difficult position to play as a young player. We'd like to see him there, see how he does and then we'll go from there,' general manager Bill Guerin said. 'Just like any other young player, defensively you really have to want to play a 200-foot game. That's going to be really important for him, especially where our team's at.' ___ AP NHL:
Winnipeg Free Press
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Wild sign 2022 1st-round draft pick Danila Yurov to 3-year, entry-level contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed center Danila Yurov, their 2022 first-round draft pick, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. Yurov has played in the KHL in his native Russia for the last five seasons for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, with 41 goals, 47 assists and a plus-41 rating over 209 career games. He had eight goals in 61 games in the playoffs, winning a Gagarin Cup championship with Metallurg last year. Yurov, who won a silver medal with Russia at the world junior championship in 2021, was the 24th overall pick in the NHL draft in 2022. The 6-foot-1, 176-pound Yurov will have a prime opportunity to make the team at age 21 with a strong training camp next season, with the Wild's center depth currently lacking behind Joel Eriksson Ek. 'Center's a very difficult position to play as a young player. We'd like to see him there, see how he does and then we'll go from there,' general manager Bill Guerin said. 'Just like any other young player, defensively you really have to want to play a 200-foot game. That's going to be really important for him, especially where our team's at.' Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. ___ AP NHL:
