Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov, selected first of the Russians in the 2022 NHL Rookie Draft, shared his emotions from the event in an interview with .
– How did you feel when you were called “Anaheim”?
– I was shaking all over my body. The main thing was not to fall on stage. I didn’t think of it. The emotions were very strong.
Three Russians were selected in the first round of the repechage. Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (#10) entered the Anaheim Ducks, forward Ivan Miroshnichenko (#20) – in the Washington Capitals, forward Danila Yurov (#24) – in the Wild du Minnesota.
Mintyukov became the sixth Russian defender in history to be selected in the top 10 of the draft. Previously, Mikhail Sergachev (n°9) climbed so high in 2016, Ivan Provorov (n°7) in 2015, Vitaly Vishnevsky (n°5) in 1998, Andrey Zyuzin (n°2) in 1996, Oleg Tverdovsky (n °1). 2) in 1994. By the way, Tverdovsky and Vishnevsky were also drafted by Anaheim.
Last season, Mintyukov played in the Ontario Hockey League for Saginaw Spirit, scoring 62 points (17+45) in 67 games. For a defender, those are big numbers. For comparison, Sergachev scored 57 points (17+40) in the 2015/16 season. By the way, Mintyukov is compared with Sergachev, who differs in height (188 cm / 88 kg) and ability to follow anywhere on the site.
Source : MatchTV
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