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The future’s so bright for Igor Chernyshov … he has to wear sunblock?
That’s what the second-round 2024 NHL Draft pick, who just signed with the Sharks, learned recently when he was at agent Dan Milstein’s pre-draft showcase in Florida.
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According to an exclusive interview in Russian with Sergey Demidov of Responsible Gambling, Chernyshov “got a severe sunburn on the first day."
“I don’t go on vacation often. I had hardly been anywhere before. I was so unaccustomed to it that I believed that nothing would happen to me. But that is not an excuse,” the 18-year-old told Demidov. “After that, I missed a few training days because I couldn’t skate, but I don’t think it affected my position in the draft. Of course, it could have. But even if it was the case, it is not significant.”
Chernyshov, thought to be a likely late first-rounder, dropped to the first pick of the second round, No. 33 overall to the Sharks.
