Vladislav Kolyachonok may have drawn the short straw for his first season in North America, but that hasn’t stopped the 17-year-old defenseman from Belarus from making waves in the prospect pool. Kolyachonok was drafted 67th overall in the 2018 CHL Import Draft by the London Knights. The Knights, arguably one of the best teams in the OHL and this season’s Midwestern Division Champions, had every team’s favorite kind of problem—they had too many talented defensemen. When defenseman Adam Boqvist, the younger brother of Devils prospect Jesper Boqvist, was assigned to London after training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Knights didn’t have enough room on the bench for the 6’2”, 181lb Kolyachonok.
Vladislav Kolyachanok: An Explosive Defenseman for the Right Buyer— 2019 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
