Magnitogorsk

I don't know if, Dan, you have anything to say about that.

Well, I mean, yeah, I mean, this is the big hinge point because there have, of course, been so many American, not so many, but a fair number of Americans who had gone to like Magnitogorsk earlier in the 30s.

And so there's this actual tradition of American experts in particular going to the Soviet Union to quote unquote, develop or industrialize.

And again, this is where I think FDR is.

If he had got it clean, I think that might be a first goal for Chicago.

The Blackhawks rolling with Bedard, Kane, and Roman Kancarov, who is a first-year player just signed out of Russia, where he had a couple big seasons with Magnitogorsk, so they're going a lot of offensive skill on this top line, and not a lot of size.

All players under six foot.

Canadians have it in their own zone.

All right? Um, the broke- he's broken peasant resistance, and he has control of agricultural production.

And, you know, Magnitogorsk.

Do you know about Magnitogorsk?

No.

This insane city that he builds, this like s- sort of is a bit like Port Talbot.

You hear stories about the bad stuff of people when they go over there.

I have one story where I look at stuff and it was my first road trip in Russia and And we went to Magnitogorsk and myself and Par Lindholm were on the team and we played in Boston together.

And we get into Magnitogorsk, I forgot my toothpaste.

And as we get there, I'm like, oh, man, I forgot my toothpaste.

Like, we're in this hotel.

You're right.

The '22 draft is when he was selected number 24 overall by the Wild out of Magnitogorsk.

Uh, so he gets it done.

It's Kaprizov again, and Minnesota win over Columbus.

You, uh, have a family?

Yes, uh, in Magnitogorsk.

Oh.

I'm from Brooklyn.