Knights draft Kostitsyn and Kubat
June 29, 2005 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
London Knights News Release
LONDON, ONTARIO: London Knights General Manager Mark Hunter today announced that the team has selected Left Winger Siarhei Kostitsyn in the 1st Round ( 57th Overall ) in the 2005 CHL Import Draft. Kostitsyn, 18 played for Gomel in the Belarus Superleague last season. Siarhei is the younger brother of Andrei Kostitsyn who was the Montreal Canadiens 1st Round Pick in the 2003 NHL Draft. Siarhei Kostitsyn played for Belarus at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships in North Dakota.
In the 2nd Round the London Knights selected Defenceman Karel Kubat from Litvinov in the Czech Republic with the 62nd Pick in the 2005 CHL Import Draft. Kubat, 17 stands 6.01 and weighs 175 pounds.
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