Seventh-round draft selections typically have a 20 percent chance of making it to the NHL; however, Ivan Chekhovich is showing early signs of becoming a late-round steal for the San Jose Sharks.
Over the past two seasons, the 19-year-old has spent most of his time in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Baie-Comeau Drakkar, and his transition to junior hockey in Canada is impressive. In his first year, the Russian forward scored 26 goals and 59 points, but using Evan Oppenheimer’s betweenness data, which measures a player’s effectiveness on team scoring rates, it provides a more in-depth analysis of Chekhovich’s production while with Baie-Comeau.