MOSCOW, July 8, Andrey Senchenko. National Hockey League First Round Draft Pick League (NHL) will be an incentive to build a stellar career for the Russians Pavel Mintyukov, Ivan Miroshnichenko and Danila Yurov, said KHL vice president for development, Olympic champion Valery Kamensky. The draft took place on Friday night. Mintyukov was selected by Anaheim at number ten, Washington took Miroshnichenko at number 20, Minnesota selected Yurov at number 24. «Congratulations guys. For them, the choice in the first round of the draft is an incentive to build a stellar career in adult level. They need to prove that the choice was justified. To be selected in the first round is very honorable. If we talk about Ivan Miroshnichenko and his prospects of becoming the successor to Alexander Ovechkin, then I don’t want to compare them. I will only note that Ivan has character and aspiration. I wish him success and prove himself 100 percent. They will definitely teach him to play at a high level, they will give him a chance,» Kamensky said.
