Dmitri Osipov goes 1st overall in CHL 2013 Import Draft
04 Jul 2013 | Alan Ilijic
Just as expected, the 1st overall pick in this year's KHL Entry Draft by Amur Khabarovsk, Dmitri Osipov was selected 1st overall also in the CHL Import Draft by Vancouver Giants.
The
second pick overall came for young Finn Alex Lintuniemi who spent last season
playing for Jokerit U20 in Finnish junior league. He was selected by Ottawa
67s.
The
majority of players came from Russia, 23 of them. Besides Osipov, Maxim Lazarev
went 3rd overall by Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. No other Russians were within
the top 10 picks.
The
Czech Republic gave 11 young talents, the highest pick being Vaclav Karabaček,
18th overall by Gatineau Olympiques, who was also drafted into the KHL 36th
overall by newcomers Medveščak Zagreb. The second pick from the Czech Republic
was Jan Mandat, selected by Victoriaville Tigres as 24th.
Switzerland
is next with 10 youngsters. Timo Meier as creme de la menthe from Switzerland,
12th pick overall by Halifax Mooseheads.
Other
European nations had less than 10 players, and they are in descending order
with the highest pick denoted in brackets:
Slovakia
8
(David Soltes #4 - Prince George Cougars)
Sweden 7 (Andre Burakovsky #5 - Erie Otters)
Finland 6 (Alex Lintuniemi #2 - Ottawa 67s)
Germany 5 (Markus Eisenschmid #28 - Medicine Hat
Tigers)
Belarus 3 (Kristian Khenkel #22 - Lethbridge
Hurricanes)
Denmark 2 (Nikolaj Ehlers #6 - Halifax Mooseheads)
Latvia 2 (Rihards Bukarts #7 - Brandon Wheat
Kings)
Norway
and Austria gave only one player this year. The only Norwegian drafted was
Jorgen Karterud drafted by Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds as 35th overall, while
Austria's lone shot came in the second round. Dominic Zwerger selected 106th
overall by Spokane Chiefs. He spent last year playing for Davos juniors in the
Swiss elite junior tier league.
You can see the full drafted list here.