<p>The <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vancouver Canucks</a> selected Alexei Medvedev with the 47th overall pick on Saturday night at The Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.</p>



<p>Medvedev spent the 2024-25 season with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, where he split the crease with goaltender Austin Elliott. Medvedev put up solid numbers, registering a 2.79 goals against average, a .912 save percentage and three shutouts to go with a 22-8-2 record. Additionally, Medvedev won the OHL Best Rookie GAA Award, was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team and won the Dave Pinkney Trophy for Lowest Team GAA.</p>



<p>This season, Medvedev helped London capture the OHL Championship and the CHL’s Memorial Cup as the team’s backup.</p>



<p>The St. Petersburg native is a smart and athletic goaltender who can recognize threats and track pucks well through traffic.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="133"></div>



<p>Prior to his OHL debut this past season, Medvedev spent the 2023-24 season with the St. Thomas Stars of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL), piling together an 11-15-0 record in 28 starts. Medvedev also helped the Vaughan Kings in 2022-23 capture the OHL Cup silver medal. In that tournament, Medvedev put together a 3-2-0 record in five games.</p>



<p>Medvedev ranked No. 74 on<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2025-nhl-draft-rankings-final-top-120-steven-ellis-schaefer-misa-obrien-martin-frondell-desnoyers-hagens-martone"> Steven Ellis’ Final Top-120 Draft rankings</a>.&nbsp; “Like any goalie who grows, Medvedev needed time to adjust to his larger frame. He was drafted to the OHL in 2023 as a 5-foot-11 keeper but stands 6-foot-2 now. The rookie OHLer was a huge part of London’s regular season success, putting up some excellent numbers alongside CHL veteran Austin Elliott. Medvedev is a quick goalie who has a bit of an unorthodox hunch-back style, but his pure athleticism wins out more often than not. There just aren’t many flaws in how he commands the crease – scouts love him.”</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="162"></div>



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