According to The Athletic, according to NHL scouts interviewed before the final match of the MFM, the list of the main discoveries of the tournament, in addition to Bardakov, included the Finns Topi Niemel, Samuel Helenius and Santeri Hatakka, American John Farinacci, German Florian Elias, Slovak Shimon Nemec and Swede Elmer Soderblum.
19-year-old Bardakov played in 7 MFM matches and chalked up 2 (1 + 1) points.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian national team was the only team that managed to beat the champions of the MFM-2021.