
Firebirds' Oksentyuk Selected by Dallas Stars in NHL Draft
October 7, 2020 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release
The Dallas StarsÃÂ selectedÃÂ Flint FirebirdsÃÂ forward Evgeniy OksentyukÃÂ in the sixth-round, 162nd overall, of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft Wednesday, making himÃÂ an impressiveÃÂ eighth Flint Firebird to be drafted into the National Hockey League in just five years.
Oksentyuk wasÃÂ selected by the Firebirds in the first-roundÃÂ (5th overall) of theÃÂ 2019 CHL Import Draft. He recordedÃÂ the most pointsÃÂ out ofÃÂ all 81 playersÃÂ taken in the 2019 CHL Import Draft.ÃÂ Oksentyuk alsoÃÂ ledÃÂ the Firebirds with 78 pointsÃÂ (33G, 45A) in 58 games this past season. The Brest, Belarus native set a franchise recordÃÂ for theÃÂ longest point-streak by a single player, recording a point in 17 consecutive games from Nov. 15, 2019 - Jan. 17, 2020.
For theÃÂ fifth consecutive year,ÃÂ at least one current Flint Firebird player is expecting to hearÃÂ their name called on NHL Draft day.
For the pastÃÂ fiveÃÂ seasons, theÃÂ OHL has sent more players to the NHL than any other league in the world. The OHLÃÂ is first in the worldÃÂ in total players selected in the NHL Draft (197), first and second round selections combined (76), defenseman (80) and forwards (122).ÃÂ On NHL opening day rosters in October, one-in-four players (26.4%) competing in the NHL were alums of the OHL, which is also the highest percentage in the world.
Since the Firebirds' inception in Flint, Michigan five seasons ago, there have been nineÃÂ Firebirds that have played in a NHL regular or preseason game. A total of 19 players that have worn a Firebirds jersey have either been drafted and/or signed by NHL clubs: Will Bitten (Montreal), Dennis Busby (Arizona), Nick Caamano (Dallas), Connor Chatham (New Jersey), Ty Dellandrea (Dallas), Fedor Gordeev (Toronto), Kyle Keyser (Boston Bruins), Ethan Keppen (Vancouver), Vladislav Kolyachonok (Florida), Nick Mattinen (Toronto), Brent Moran (Dallas), Alex Nedeljkovic (Carolina), Evgeniy Oksentyuk (Dallas), Alex Peters (Dallas), Vili Saarijarvi (Detroit), Kole Sherwood (Columbus), Jalen Smereck (Arizona), Tyler Tucker (St. Louis) and Josh Wesley (Carolina).
Since 1969, a total of 2,379 OHL players have been selected in the NHL Draft representing over 20% of all players chosen by clubs and a figure higher than any other league solidifying the OHL as the number one supplier of NHL talent.
Stay tuned toÃÂ www.FlintFirebirds.com/NHLDraftÃÂ for all-access coverage of the Firebirds at the 2020 NHL Draft.
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