Alexei Toropchenko, along with Klim Kostin were the two forward prospects for the St. Louis Blues that helped their draft stock the most this season while playing in the minors.
We will cover Kostin in a future article, but for now, I’ll focus on trying not to misspell Toropchenko. The 20-year-old Russia native was a fourth-round selection by the Blues in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and his development is making him look like a steal.
Toropchenko spent the majority of his time since being drafted in the OHL with the Guelph Storm. In his first two seasons with the Storm, he has put up almost identical regular season numbers.