CHL Import Draft continues to produce NHL Drafted talentThe CHL Import Draft continues to be a breeding ground to establishing NHL Draft picks.
Six members from the 2023 CHL Import Draft were selected in the 2024 NHL Draft in Vegas June 28-29 after standout seasons with their respective CHL clubs.
Among those to hear their name called was Brampton Steelheads’ Jakub Fibigr (Seattle), who was selected in the seventh round, 202nd overall by the Kraken in last month’s Draft.
The 6-foot, 171lb. defenceman from Unicov, Czechia registered 43 points (7-36-43) from the Steelheads blue line in 61 regular season games played this past season, along with four points in five playoff contests. On the international level, Fibigr took home a bronze medal with his home country back in January, presenting Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Since the first CHL Import Draft was held in 1992, more than 2,150 players from outside of Canada and the United States have been selected.
Players selected in the 2023 CHL Import Draft and 2024 NHL Draft
Player
CHL Import Team
NHL Team
Adam Jecho
Edmonton (3rd overall)
St. Louis (95th overall)
Jakub Fibigr
Brampton (Mississauga) (16th overall)
Seattle (202nd overall)
Jakub Milota
Cape Breton (23rd overall)
Nashville (99th overall)
Julius Miettinen
Everett (30th overall)
Seattle (40th overall)
Maxmilian Curran
Tri-City (39th overall)
Colorado (161st overall)
Jan Golicic
Gatineau (44th overall)
Tampa Bay (118th overall)
Players selected in the 2022 CHL Import Draft and 2024 NHL Draft
Player
CHL Import Team
NHL Team
Matyas Melovsky
Baie-Comeau (9th overall)
New Jersey (171st overall)
Ondrej Becher
Prince George (16th overall)
Detroit (80th overall)
Eriks Mateiko
Saint John (108th overall)
Washington (90th overall)
Players selected in the 2021 CHL Import Draft and 2024 NHL Draft
Player
CHL Import Team
NHL Team
Nikita Prishchepov
Victoriaville (37th overall)
Colorado (217th overall)
