It took awhile, but the draft finally began to wind down into the seventh round, and the San Jose Sharks had just one pick remaining. At 199 overall, the Sharks drafted their third and final defender, Evgenii Kashnikov, from the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
There’s a lot about Kashnikov that can be summed up as ... well ... interesting? He has a large frame, standing at 6-foot-4 and 198 pounds. He’s going into his age-19 season, with a December 25 birthday. He can play both defense and forward, a rarity in the NHL, but something the Sharks are familiar with, thanks to Brent Burns.