"We're happy that he went through that and now he's going to have an opportunity to be a leader for his team coming up this season. He was sheltered a little bit this year because they had such a strong team in Michigan, so I think this year, he'll even excel more. "He's going to be a special player, in my opinion," said Gregory Campbell, the Panthers vice president of player personnel and development.
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How long Samoskevich will remain at Michigan before he turns pro remains to be seen, but the Panthers like his trajectory. And then I think it'll be a really good team too.
"I got to a little bit with the guys leaving for the (2022 Beijing) Olympics last year (Power and Johnson played for Canada Beniers and forward Brendan Brisson played for the United States), so definitely got a little bit of a taste of that for sure. Samoskevich and Hughes are the only two of the five who have yet to sign an NHL entry-level contract, putting them in position to become leaders and key players for Michigan this season. 4, New Jersey Devils) and forward Kent Johnson (No. 2, Seattle Kraken), defenseman Luke Hughes (No. 1, Buffalo Sabres), forward Matty Beniers (No. 24 selection by Florida in the 2021 NHL Draft, Samoskevich was one of five Michigan players selected in the first round that year, with the other four being defenseman Owen Power (No. Samoskevich was the eighth-leading scorer with 29 points (10 goals, 19 assists) in 40 games for Michigan, which advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four before losing 3-2 in overtime to the eventual champion, the University of Denver.