2025 CHL Import Draft Tracker
The CHL Import Draft is a three-round process for the first time in CHL history. Teams are now able to carry a maximum of three import players on their rosters.
Round | Selection | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | Team |
1 | 29 | Artem Gonchar | Defenceman | 6’1 | 160 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | Magnitogorsk Stalnye Lisy |
2 | 90 | Lasse Boelius | Defenceman | 6’1 | 190 | Pori, Finland | Assat Jr. |
Scouting:
Name: | Scouting Report: |
Artem Gonchar | Artem is a 2025 NHL 3rd round selection of the New York Rangers. In the 2024/25 MHL season with Magnitogorsk, Artem recorded 25 points (7 goals/18 assists) in 50 games. Artem’s uncle is longtime NHL defenceman Sergei Gonchar, who played over 1300 games in the NHL. |
Lasse Boelius | Lasse is a 2025 NHL 2nd round selection of the Anaheim Ducks. In the 2024/25 season with Assat U20, Lasse produced 18 points (4 goals/14 assists) in 34 games. At the U18 World Championships for Finland, Lasse recorded a goal and five assists in five games. |