With the 186th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected overage goalie Amir Miftakhov from Russia. The Lightning’s management followed a trend from previous drafts, selecting a goalie third year in a row. Miftakhov had been eligible to be drafted in both 2018 and 2019 years, however he had to wait until this year’s draft to be drafted.
Miftakhov is a 20 year-old, 6’1”, 165 pounds player. He’s pretty small for a netminder and it was probably the biggest reason why he was overlooked in previous years.