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Vladimir
Grudinin

Vladimir Grudinin is a smooth-skating offensive defenseman who excels at playing a puck-rushing style of play. The standout aspect of his game is his high-end edge work. He’s very smooth on his edges, allowing him to explode out of his crossovers and carry the puck through the neutral zone with speed. He’s an advanced puck-carrier…

Date of Birth
December 9, 2003
Position
Defense
Height
5'10"
Draft Year
2022
Place of Birth
Angarsk, RUS  
Shoots
Left
Weight
158 lbs
Draft Result
5/156 (CAR)
DATE PLAYER NAME LEAGUE AUTHOR
Mar 6/22 Grudinin Vladimir 23543 – Krasnaya Armiya vs. Almaz MHL by Jake Janso View Report
Feb 26/22 Grudinin Vladimir 23497 – Ryazan vs. Zvezda VHL by Joshua Frojelin View Report
Dec 28/21 Grudinin Vladimir 23066 – Russia vs. Switzerland WJC-20 by FCHockey Staff View Report
Sep 26/21 Grudinin Vladimir 22514 – MHK Dynamo vs. Krasnaya Armiya MHL by Joshua Frojelin View Report
Aug 18/21 Grudinin Vladimir 22380 – Yekaterinburg vs. Russia U20 EXHIBITION by Brandon Holmes View Report
Nov 2/20 Grudinin Vladimir 21206 – Dynamo St. Petersburg 2 vs. Krasnaya Armiya MHL by Donesh Mazloum View Report

Career Stats

Season Team League GP G A TP PPG +/- PIM
2022-2023 CSKA Moskva khl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-2022 CSKA Moskva khl 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 0
2021-2022 Krasnaya Armiya Moskva mhl 18 2 11 13 0.72 13 0
2021-2022 Zvezda Moskva vhl 12 1 2 3 0.25 -3 4
2020-2021 Krasnaya Armiya Moskva mhl 46 0 5 5 0.11 -1 4
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Vladimir Grudinin is a smooth-skating offensive defenseman who excels at playing a puck-rushing style of play. The standout aspect of his game is his high-end edge work. He’s very smooth on his edges, allowing him to explode out of his crossovers and carry the puck through the neutral zone with speed. He’s an advanced puck-carrier who excels as transitioning the puck, showcasing the mobility and vision with the puck on his stick required to consistently gain zone exits and entries with control. His mobility also allows him to control his gaps well on the defensive side of the puck, able to stay with quicker opponents and limit chances against while defending the rush. He also shows very good offensive instincts, particularly as a puck distributor while controlling the puck high in the offensive zone. He displays strong vision, able to find teammates with efficiently placed passes and can make crisp cross-seam passes while quarterbacking the power play. His mobility allows him to walk the offensive blue line to open up passing and shooting lanes, and he also picks his spots well to activate. Where he will need to show improvement in order to make it as a pro defenseman is in his in-zone defensive play. He is generally sound with his gap control and stick positioning, but his body positioning and physical engagement during extended periods of defensive zone time leave something to be desired. He is an undersized defenseman, and in turn is often prone to losing net-front battles. He’s also guilty of puck-watching. He will need to add strength and improve his defensive play to make it at the pro level, but Grudinin’s package of mobility and offensive awareness leave plenty of optimism in his game.


– FCHockey’s 2022 NHL Draft Guide