REPORT: Islanders Prospect Dmitry Gamzin Closing In On Extension With CSKA Moscow
HC CSKANew York Islanders prospect Dmitry Gamzin is closing in on a two-year extension with CSKA Moscow in the KHL.
Gamzin was selected by the Islanders 118th overall in the 2024 draft.
The 21-year-old has played 24 games for CSKA -- that's the same team that Ilya Sorokin played for -- and holds a save percentage of .928 and a goals-against average of 2.24.
Signing this extension would mean Gamzin has no plan of coming to the United States soon to play in the NHL or AHL, at least not yet.
But, for comparison, Sorokin did not leave the KHL to play for the Islanders until he was 25. Cross-town rival Igor Shesterkin also did not leave the KHL until he was 25.
Whether it is for development purposes or other reasons, it seems like spending time in the KHL is a priority for some goalies, and Gamzin would potentially be open to coming to the NHL or AHL after this extension is up in the 2027-28 season.
With Semyon Varlamov's status for next season unknown and Marcus Hogberg under contract for one more season, there's no rush for Gamzin to come over.
Joseph LaChase wrote this story.