CHL Conducts 2010 Import Draft

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced the final results of the 2010 CHL Import Draft. 

The two rounds included a total of 71 players selected from 15 different countries with 26 players selected by OHL clubs. 

The Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League had the second overall pick and selected 16-year-old Russian forward Nail Yakupov who is eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. 

The Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League used the first overall pick to select 18-year-old Slovakian-born defenceman Martin Marincin, a second round pick of the Edmonton Oilers, 46th overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Halifax Mooseheads selected 16-year-old Martin Frk of the Czech Republic with the third overall pick. 

The draft also featured two players that competed for Team Russia at the 2009 SUBWAY Super Series including Maxim Kitsyn who was selected by the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors and Igor Bobkov who was selected by the London Knights.  Kitsyn scored four goals in six games of the series, while Bobkov was named Player of the Game twice in goal. 

Each team in the CHL is permitted to carry two European Import players each season.  These players are selected annually at the Import Draft, with the order of selection rotating through each of the three leagues in the CHL using an inverse order of their final regular season standings from the 2009-10 season.

CHL Draft Picks by Country:
Russia – 17
Czech Republic – 12
Slovakia – 11
Sweden – 6
Germany – 5
Switzerland – 5
Finland – 3
Latvia – 3
Belarus – 2
Denmark – 2
Austria – 1
England – 1
Hungary – 1
Norway – 1
Slovenia – 1

CHL Draft Picks by Position:
Forward – 46
Defence – 19
Goaltender – 6

CHL Draft Picks by NHL Status:
2010 Drafted – 7
2011 Eligible – 61
2012 Eligible – 3

Last season, Stanislav Galiev was selected first overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs before being chosen with the 86th pick of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.  The Portland Winterhawks used the second overall pick to select Nino Niederreiter, the first European-born player selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and the highest Swiss-born player ever to be drafted when he was chosen fifth overall by the New York Islanders.  Alexander Burmistrov of the Barrie Colts was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers eighth overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft after being selected 12th overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft. 
 

2010 CHL Import Draft – Round 1 (OHL PLayers):

Pick Time Team League Traded To Name DOB Last Team Hometown Pos Height Weight NHL Draft

2 Sarnia Sting OHL  Nail Yakupov 06/10/1993 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Russia RW 5.10 169 2012
5 Belleville Bulls OHL Kitchener Rangers Tobias Rieder 10/01/1993 Landshut Germany RW 5.10 178 2011
8 Oshawa Generals OHL  Nicklas Jensen Mar. 6, 1993 Herning Denmark LW 6.02 180 2011
11 Owen Sound Attack OHL Barrie Colts Petr Beranek July 8, 1993 Tappara U20 Brno, Czech Republic LW 6.00 190 2011
14 Sudbury Wolves OHL Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors Mika Partanen 18/10/1992 HIFK U20 Finland LW 6.02 190 2011
17 Saginaw Spirit OHL Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors Maxim Kitsyn 24/12/1991 Magnitogorsk Russia LW 6.02 185 6th LA 2011
20 Peterborough Petes OHL London Knights Vladislav Namestnikov 22/11/1992 Voskresensk Khimik Russia Centre 5.11 160 2011
23 Brampton Battalion OHL Windsor Spitfires Alexander Khokhlachev 09/09/1993 Spartak Moscow Russia LC 5.10 172 2011
26 Windsor Spitfires OHL Brampton Battalion Jonathan Johansson 06/30/1991 Frolunda Jr. Sweden Centre 6.04 188 2011
29 Erie Otters OHL  Timofei Tankeev 02/17/1993 St. Louis Jr. Blues Russia Forward 6.02 185 2011
32 Guelph Storm OHL  Andrei Pedan July 7, 1993 Dynamo 93s Russia Defenceman 6.03 190 2011
35 London Knights OHL Peterborough Petes Lino Martschini 21/01/1993 Zug U20 Switzerland RW 5.05 135 2011
38 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL  Egor Omelyanenko 10/07/1993 Spartak Moscow Russia Forward 6.00 180 2011
41 Plymouth Whalers OHL  Rickard Rakell 05/05/1993 AIK Sweden RW 6.00 185 2011
44 Ottawa 67’s OHL  Robert Farmer 21/03/1991 Sheffield Stellers (EIHL) England LW 6.03 190 2011
47 Mississauga  Sudbury Andrei Kuchin 11/02/1991 Chicago Steel Russia Forward 5.10 184 2011
50 Kitchener  Plymouth Dario Trutmann 17/09/1992 EV Zug Switzerland Defenceman 6.00 183 2011
53 London Knights OHL  Igor Bobkov 02/01/1991 Magnitogorsk Russia Goaltender 6.04 192 ANA 3rd 2009
56 Windsor  Kingston Michal Cajkovsky 06/05/1992 HC Slovan Bratislava U20 Slovakia LD 6.03 205 2011
58 Barrie Colts OHL Owen Sound Attack Richards Berzins 19/12/1992 Riga Dynamo Latvia Defenceman 6.04 205 2011

2010 CHL Import Draft – Round 2 (OHL Players – please note that missing picks below represent passes by the club):

62 Sarnia Sting OHL  Nicolas Latta 05/10/1993 SC Rierssersee Germany Centre 5.10 161 2012
65 Belleville   Vojtek Butor 11/01/1993 Kladno Kladno, Czech Republic Centre 6.03 170 2011
74 Sudbury Wolves OHL  Markus Pock 15/01/1992 Klagenfurt Austria LW 6.03 195 2011
77 7:50pm Niagara   Milan Doudera 01/01/1993 Kladno Jr. Czech Republic LD 5.11 185 2011
83 Brampton Battalion OHL  Dennis Saikkonen 27/11/1992 Bern Switzerland Goaltender 6.00 148 2011
92 Guelph   Matej Machovsky 29/07/1993 Opava Czech Czech Republic Goaltender 6.02 185 2011

Click here to see the complete results from the 2010 CHL Import Draft