Philadelphia Flyers Top Five Goaltending Prospects In The System

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VOORHEES, NJ – JUNE 26: Kirill Ustimenko (67) in action at the Flyers Development Camp on June 28, 2019 at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Prospect Number Four: Ivan Fedotov

Coming in at number four is a relatively unknown guy in Ivan Fedotov. Fedotov was chosen in the seventh round of the 2015 draft and has been nothing short of dependable in the Russian junior hockey leagues. The 22-year-old goalie posted a 1.67 GAA with a .929 SVS% in 26 contests with Toros Neftekamsk in the VHL and also had a 2.08 GA with a .933 SVS% with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in three games of KHL action. He hasn’t been able to find the same amount of success in the VHL playoffs, though, posting a save percentage lower than .900 in two of the last three years.

I honestly don’t know much about Fedotov from an overall talent standpoint, but what I do know is he’s freaking massive. The Russian goaltender is billed at 6’7, 205-pounds, obviously taking up a whole lot of space while playing in the net. He’ll have to perform well in the KHL this upcoming year if he wants an opportunity of earning an Entry-Level Contract from the Flyers, especially with all of the talents the organization is set to have in North America this season and in 2020-21.

Prospect Number Three: Kirill Ustimenko

Kirill Ustimenko is one of those previously mentioned prospects who’s gearing up to play in North America. Following an outstanding year in the MHL, putting up a 1.78 GAA and a .927 SVS% in 46 games with MHK Dynamo St. Petersburg, Philadelphia gifted him with a three-year ELC this past May. He has yet to see action at a professional level, though, so it remains to be seen how well he’ll fare in either the AHL or ECHL in 2019-20.

The Belarusian net-minder doesn’t possess the size of Fedotov but certainly isn’t small coming in at 6’3, 187-pounds. Like Ross, he has an outstanding amount of athletism to go along with his frame, but I’d go as far to say that he’s more athletic than Ross. Ustimenko also tracks the puck well and usually finds himself in the correct position to make a save. I’m incredibly interested to see how he’ll look with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms or Reading Royals and play against more skilled players.

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