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The 2021 CHL Import Draft gets underway over at CHL.ca on Wednesday, June 30 at 11:00am ET, with Ontario Hockey League clubs set to select third in the rotation of CHL regional leagues.
The OHL’s order of CHL Import Draft selection was determined by way of a draft lottery held back in May. Teams are selecting in inverse order of their placement for the 2021 OHL Priority Selection. OHL clubs will be picking in a snake format, with the order of selection for the first round reversed to start the second.
The Barrie Colts hold the third overall pick, looking to bring in another gem from abroad as they did with the first overall pick in 2017 when they added eventual OHL Rookie of the Year and present-day Carolina Hurricanes star Andrei Svechnikov.
The last time an OHL club selected third overall, the Sudbury Wolves picked a future Finnish World Junior gold medalist, OHL Goaltender of the Year and Red Tilson Tropy recipient Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen who broke into the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres this past season.
Unlike past editions of the Import Draft, this year’s version will take place prior to the annual NHL Draft that won’t be held until July 23-24, 2021.
Follow along pick-by-pick at CHL.ca, or track the OHL’s social accounts at Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for full coverage. A complete recap will be posted here at ontariohockeyleague.com following the Draft’s conclusion.
OHL at the CHL Import Draft: Three-year history:
Lists teams in 2021 order of selection alongside last three top picks at the CHL Import Draft
3. Barrie Colts – 2020 F Stanislav Vrhel (25), 2019 G Arturs Silovs (11), 2018 G Maksim Zhukov (48)
6. Soo Greyhounds – 2020 Did Not Pick, 2019 G Nick Malik (50), 2018 F Roman Pucek (58)
9. Kitchener Rangers – 2020 G Pavel Cajan (49), 2019 D Ville Ottavainen (35), 2018 D Axel Andersson (51)
12. London Knights – 2020 F J.J. Peterka (55), 2019 D Kirill Steklov (56), 2018 F Matvey Guskov (42)
15. Saginaw Spirit – 2020 D Pavel Mintyukov (52), 2019 D Ilya Solovyov (53), 2018 G Ivan Prosvetov (15)
18. Niagara IceDogs – 2020 F Danil Gushchin (4), 2019 D Giancarlo Chanton (47), 2018 F Kyen Sopa (36)
21. Hamilton Bulldogs – 2020 D Artyom Grushnikov (16), 2019 F Jan Mysak (20), 2018 D Philip Broberg (54)
24. Sarnia Sting – 2020 F Alex Geci (7), 2019 D Eric Hjorth (17), 2018 Did Not Pick
27. Ottawa 67’s – 2020 F Vsevolod Gaidamak (57), 2019 Did Not Pick, 2018 F Marco Rossi (18)
30. North Bay Battalion – 2020 F Matvei Petrov (1), 2019 D Martin Has (23), 2018 F Yegor Postnov (27)
33. Erie Otters – 2020 G Alexei Kolosov (22), 2019 F Marat Khusnutdinov (8), F Petr Cajka (12)
36. Mississauga Steelheads – 2020 D Kasper Larsen (19), 2019 D Ole Bjorgvik-Holm (32), 2018 F Filip Reisnecker (24)
39. Owen Sound Attack – 2020 D Noah Delemont (28), 2019 F Stepan Machacek (26), 2018 F Manuel Alberg (45)
42. Flint Firebirds – 2020 D Dmitry Kuzmin (46), 2019 F Evgeniy Oksentyuk (5), 2018 F Jan Jenik (6)
45. Peterborough Petes – 2020 D Brian Zanetti (43), 2019 D David Maier (29), 2018 F Liam Kirk (9)
48. Kingston Frontenacs – 2020 Did Not Pick, 2019 2019 F Martin Chromiak (2), 2018 F Ian Derungs (39)
51. Windsor Spitfires – 2020 D Daniil Sobolev (40), 2019 D Ruben Rafkin (14), 2018 G Kari Piiroinen (30)
54. Guelph Storm – 2020 Did Not Pick, 2019 F Andrei Bakanov (38), 2018 Did Not Pick
56. Oshawa Generals – 2020 D David Mudrak (37), 2019 F Oliver Suni (44), 2018 F Nando Eggenberger (33)
58. Sudbury Wolves – 2020 F Samu Tuomaala (31), 2019 G Frederik Dichow (41), 2018 G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (3)
