Once you get beyond the first round of the NHL entry draft, you won’t always find players who lit up the scoresheets in their draft year. Some players with gaudy point totals will still be available in later rounds, but to find good players you have to sometimes be willing to look beyond point production alone.
Enter a player like Danny Zhilkin, who definitely didn’t have those gaudy totals in his draft year, but has other attributes that are desirable, and some puck skills that suggest untapped potential on offense as well.
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Date of birth: December 19, 2003
Shoots: Left
Position: Centre
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 183 lbs.