OHL Sarnia Sting

Sting Hold Pick #24 in the 2015 CHL Import Draft

Published on June 29, 2015 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Sarnia Sting News Release


The Sarnia Sting Hockey Club will make their first pick, 24th overall, in the 2015 CHL Import Draft on Tuesday, June 30th. The Club also holds the 84th overall pick in the draft.

The online-based 2015 CHL Import Draft is set to get underway at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

In previous years, the Sting have had success with import selections, adding players such as Nail Yakupov and Nikolay Goldobin. Last year, with the first overall pick in the Draft, the Sting selected Pavel Zacha from the Czech Republic. After a strong campaign with the Sting in 2014-15, the centreman was drafted 6th overall by the New Jersey Devils this past weekend. 

Complete Sarnia Sting CHL Import Draft History (since 2004): 

2014 1st Overall Pavel Zacha Brno, Czech Republic

2013 29th Overall Vladislav Kodola Belarus

2012 36th Overall Nikolay Goldobin Moskva, Russia

96th Overall David Nemecek Plzen, Czech Republic

2011 29th Overall Ludvig Rensfeldt Gavle, Sweden

2010 2nd Overall Nail Yakupov Nizhnekamsk, Russia

62nd Overall Nick Latta Schongau, Germany

2009 75th Overall Ted Brithen Danderyd, Sweden

2008 31st Overall Miroslav Preisinger Bratislava, Slovakia

91st Overall Roman Bashkirov Moskva, Russia

2007 35th Overall Tomi Karhunen Oula, Findland

2005 4th Overall Tomas Pospisal Sumperk, Czech Republic

2004 41st Overall Philip Ogleznev Belegrod, Russia

47th Overall Andrei Plakhanov Nizhnekamsk, Russia




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