DMITRI BUCHELNIKOV

2025-05-12

Scout: Tony

Skating:

excellent skater, speedy and great on edges

Passing/Handling:

Really good at passing or handling the puck

Shooting:

Excellent shooter, able to get his own shot makes d look foolish sometimes

IQ (Vision, Anticipation, Panic/Poise):

Dimitri Has a great hockey IQ, able to see teammates open before they are and get puck to them or see a path to get his own shot off

Forechecking:

During these 2 games I did not see a lot of forechecking

Defense:

His best defense is keep puck away from opposition. not traditional defense, mostly stick work

Best Asset:

I would his best asset is his hockey IQ, and that is enhanced by great skating and shooting

Biggest Concern:

Dimitiri is a smaller player , so physicality will be a work in progress

Top Tier/Role Potential:

Tier 1

Justification for Top Tier Assessment:

If can use his abilities (IQ, skating and shooting) while increasing his physicality so he is not a one demsional player he could be a 60 point player

50th Percentile Tier/Role:

Tier 3

Justification for 50th Percentile Tier Assessment:

His talents will earn him a lot of opportunities, but if his lackluster pf physicality does not met the minimum he will be a spot time player

Stylistic Comparable:

I think maybe like a Alex Debrincat with more skating ability and less physical.

Scouts Final Thoughts and Additional Stats/Info:

Could be a player that plays in the top 6 and be effective offensive player.

Games Scouted:

2 KHL games