MOSCOW, July 8 Russian hockey players Pavel Mintyukov, Ivan Miroshnichenko and Danila Yurov selected in the first round of the 2022 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft, according to the league's website. Defender Mintyukov was selected by the Anaheim Ducks under the tenth overall number. The Washington Capitals took forward Miroshnichenko at number 20, and Minnesota drafted forward Danila Yurov at number 24. The first pick of the draft was the most valuable player of the Beijing Olympics, Slovak national team forward Juraj Slafkovsky, selected by the Montreal Canadiens. last year, the NHL clubs in the first round of the draft draft selected only one Russian. Fedor Svechkov was number 19 with the Nashville Predators.
