In 2015 the Nashville Predators did not have a first round pick due to a trade with The Toronto Maple Leafs, but David Poile was able to pick up a young center from Gatineau Olympiques in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. With the 55th pick overall Nashville selected Russian-born Yakov Trenin who has great size for that prototype center everyone in the league looks for.
According to Hockey’s Future Trenin was unknown out of Russia heading into his first season in the QMJHL, but displayed his elite-level passing skills. During the 2014-2015 season for Gatineau, Trenin had 18 goals, 49 assists, and 67 points in 58 games.