RLV: Hello Europe: Maxim Anisimov

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RLV: Hello Europe: Maxim Anisimov

 

Maxim Anisimov has made the jump to the VHLE, having been drafted by the Stockholm Vikings 10th overall in the S90 VHLE Entry Draft. Returning to Europe means a great deal to Anisimov, as he was born and raised in Ukraine. Growing up watching the KHL & VHLE, it inspired him to pursue a hockey career and show the world that eastern European countries can make some great hockey players too. Returning to his home continent, and especially playing for a team he's been wanting to be a part of his entire life, means Anisimov has high expectations for himself in his rookie VHLE season. The Stockholm Vikings didn't preform the best during the S89 VHLE regular season, having only won 3 games out of a total of 72 contests, it's safe to say that the addition of Anisimov to the roster is going to provide the Vikings a great deal of firepower they've been desperately needing for a long time now.

 

Anisimov is going into his first VHLE season with expectations that he will be a player Stockholm leans on for his playmaking and special teams ability. High assist totals and power play points are his primary focus, with his end goal being to develop into a good two-way player that Stockholm can put into any slot in the roster, and he'd be able to provide elite performance. With this in mind, he wants to do everything he can to get Stockholm back in the win column, and get them back to the playoffs. Honestly, anything better than a three win season will be a great season in the eyes of Maxim, so anything else is just a bonus to playing for one of his favorite teams in the VHL. 

 

Overall, Anisimov couldn't be happier with where he ended up. He knows he's going to enjoy his time back in Europe, and having also been drafted by Warsaw in the S90 VHL Draft, he'll be very close to home for a long time, and he can't wait to get started. The anticipation has been building for a long time, and now he gets a chance to prove his worth on one of the worlds biggest stages. Although he will likely only spend a single season in the VHLE before moving onto the Pros, he's going to make the most of the wonderful opportunity he's been given, and make Stockholm proud to have selected him when they did.

For Radio Las Vegas, this is Marcus Svedberg, signing off!

 

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