The Buffalo Sabres announced yesterday that forward Aleksandr Kisakov had signed a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old was selected in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
The versatile forward can play both left wing and center, and picked up 56 points (26+30) in 51 games last season with Dynamo Moscow of the MHL, Russia’s junior hockey league, and also played four games with Dynamo’s KHL club.
Hailing from Solikamsk, Russia, he ranked among the MHL’s top 10 skaters in goals (second, 36); assists (sixth, 37); and points (second, 73) in 61 contests during his draft season the year before.