#24- Daniil Chechelev
Position: Goaltender
Age: 21 (as of August 1 2022)
2021-22 Team: Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL), Stockton Heat (AHL)
Stats (AHL): 12-12-5, 3.64 GAA, 0.894 Sv%, 1 SO, in 30 games for Kansas City
Acquired: Drafted 96th Overall, 2020, Signed to an AHL deal August 3rd, 2022
2021 Ranking: 28 (+4)
Back to our regularly scheduled programming. The first of four (!) goaltenders to make this list, is right-catching Daniil Chechelev. After spending one more season in the Russian junior leagues after being taken in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL draft, Chechelev was brought over to North America for the 2021-22 season.