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University of Denver Athletics

2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Russell Hons
Brittany Evans
Shannon Valerio
Shannon Valerio
Carol MacKay

17 Slava Demin

  • Position Defenseman
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 191
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Cypress, Calif.
  • NHL Vegas Golden Knights (4th Round | 99th Overall | 2018 NHL Draft). Rights acquired by Chicago Blackhawks on 2/24/2020
  • Last Team Wenatchee Wild - BCHL

Biography

NHL: Selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 4 (99th Overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft…Rights acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks (Feb. 24, 2020)...

Honors and Awards: NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)...NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21)...NCHC Defenseman of the Week (01/06/20)...AHCA All-American Scholar (2018-19).

2020-21: Played in 21 of 24 games…Tallied eight points on three goals and five assists…+6 rating…22PIMs…22 blocked shots…Three-assists in three-straight games against Omaha.

2019-20: Appeared in 34 of 36 games…Led the Pioneers with 50 penalty minutes…Finished second among Pioneer defensemen with nine points…Notched his first-career three-point game and matched his career-high for assists with one goal and two assists on Jan. 3, 2020 vs. UMass…Selected to participate in the 2019 U.S. World Junior Summer Showcase…Participated in Vegas Golden Knights Development Camp.

2018-19: Made NCAA debut on Oct. 12, 2018 vs. Air Force…Registered first multi-point game on Oct. 13, 2018 vs. Alabama Huntsville…Scored first collegiate goal on Nov. 3, 2018 vs. Western Michigan…Recorded three multi-point games…One of seven Pioneers to play in all 41 games…Posted a +19 plus/minus rating to lead Denver defensemen, finish second on the team and rank sixth among NCAA freshmen.

Before Denver: Recorded 72 points (14-58-72) in 110 career games with the Wenathcee Wild (BCHL) from 2016-2018...Logged 45 points (9-36-45) in 57 games during the 2017-2018 season, helping lead the Wild to a BCHL Championship...Named a 2018 BCHL Second-Team All-Star...Participated in the 2018 CJHL Prospects Game...Represented the United States at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup...Played youth hockey with the Anaheim Jr. Ducks...

Personal: Son of Dmitriy Demin and Natalia Ladovirova...Has one brother, Alex...Favorite movie is Inception...Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones...Favorite sport other than hockey is surfing...Favorite artist is Travis Scott...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2018-19Freshman

    Defenseman
    6'2" 194 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2019-20Sophomore

    Defenseman
    6'2" 194 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2020-21Junior

    Defenseman
    6'3" 191 lbs
    17