Nik Antropov
788 Game NHL Career, 465 points with 3 different teams
Nik Antropov has a path to the NHL like I have never heard before. From a small town in Kazakhstan, Antropov had never even heard of the NHL until he was around the age of 13-14! His goal growing up was simply to play on the top team in his local town.. Yet alone being a 10th overall draft pick to the one and only, Toronto Maple Leafs.
Nik Antropov
NHL jouneyman, championship coach, and scout.
Episode 25. Season 1. July. 19, 2020
- Overcoming the critics
- The struggles with coming from over seas
- Playing in the toughest market in the NHL
Niks career was plagued with injury, so pairing that with the overwhelming expectations placed on him from the fans and media of Toronto, Niks journey was certainly no walk in the park..
However through hard work, determination and self belief, he found a way to keep overcome the scrutiny, language barriers and injuries to end up wearing a letter on his journey for the Toronto Maple Leafs before his time there came to an end.
Nik now works with Russian players as a skills consultant to help them make the transition to the NHL.
This is such an interesting episode on the up my hockey podcast, and I hope you all listen, enjoy and share this episode!