The Russian-American forward has not had the most straightforward development path, but he has skyrocketed into first round consideration.
To make it to major-junior hockey is an extraordinary accomplishment. To make it to major-junior on the path Dennis Yan took is borderline miraculous. But after a breakout season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Yan has entered the conversation to take an even bigger leap to the NHL, and the Arizona Coyotes may be the one to help him make that leap.
#30 - Dennis Yan - Left Wing - Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
2014-15 Stats: 59 GP, 33 G, 31 A, 71 PIMs
The son of Russian parents, Yan was born in Portland, Oregon, but returned to Russia at an early age, where he began to play hockey competitively.