Ivan Provorov is a Russian ice hockey player. He’s 26 years-old. He plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. He previously played in the Western Hockey League. Provorov spent his youth playing for the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv youth team and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights junior team. Provorov also represents Russia in international competitions.
Ivan Provorov was born in Yaroslavl, Russia on January 13 1997. He learned how to ice skate at the age of five. He played youth hockey in Russia, playing for the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv youth team. He moved to the United States at the age of 13. Provorov continued to play hockey in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania as a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights junior team. In his first season, Provorov recorded 61 points (goals plus assists) in 27 games and led the Knights to the national championship. The following season, Provorov recorded 97 points in 51 games. Provorov was drafted in the first round of the 2013 United States Hockey League Futures Draft by the Cedar Rapids Roughriders at the age of 16. He played in 56 games in the 2013/14 season and scored 6 goals with 13 assists. Provorov played just one season with the Roughriders before being drafted by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League in the 2014 CHL Draft. In the 2014/15 season, Provorov recorded 61 points in 60 games, including 15 goals. In the 2015/16 season, Provorov recorded 73 points in 62 games including 21 goals. The Wheat Kings won the 2016 Ed Chynoweth Cup, but lost in the 2016 Memorial Cup. Provorov was named the WHL Defenseman of the Year and CHL Defenceman of the Year.
Ivan Provorov was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut on October 14, 2016. He scored his first goal on November 23, 2016. He finished the 2016/17 season with 6 goals and 24 assists in 82 games. Provorov recorded 41 points, including 17 goals, in 82 games during the 2017/18 season. Provorov signed a 6-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $40.5 million dollars on September 12, 2019. Provorov recorded 36 points, including 13 goals in 69 games during the 2019/20 season, which was shortened due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Flyers made the playoffs, which were played in a quarantine bubble, but they lost in the second round. Provorov scored 7 goals with 19 assists in all 56 games of the shortened 2020/21 season, which had a delayed start due to the lateness of the previous season’s conclusion. Provorov had 9 goals and 22 assists in 79 games of the 2021/22 season.
Ivan Provorov has represented Russia in international competitions. Russia won Silver in both the 2015 and 2016 Junior World Championships. They won Bronze in the 2017 World Championships.
Ivan Provorov recently found himself in hot water when he refused to wear the gay pride jerseys during the Philadelphia Flyers’ pride night. This drew the ire of the woke mob, mainstream media outlets, and liberal commentators. Despite this controversy, Provorov’s regular jersey sold-out online within the next 24 hours. Provorov’s jersey becoming the most popular jersey is an indication that fans are tired of seeing progressive ideas shoved down their throats 24/7.
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