The last time the Calgary Flames took a Russian-born player in the first round was 1999, when they took Oleg Saprykin 11th overall. If the Flames are looking to buck the trend of no first round Russians in 20 years, one such player might just be winger Pavel Dorofeyev.
Scouting report
Hailing from the Ural Mountains in the town of Nizhny Tagil, Russia, Dorofeyev fits the mold of a typical Russian hockey prospect, coming up through the MHL, Russia’s top junior league. However, due to him being an one of the older prospects in the draft he started off his season in the KHL, albeit with limited playing time.