Post by NHLWinnipeg on Jul 29, 2011 11:32:34 GMT -6
Jets ink Russian centre
The Winnipeg Jets signed Russian centre Ivan Telegin on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old was a fourth-round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers, 101st overall, in the 2010 NHL draft.
He spent last season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Saginaw Spirit, registering 20 goals and 41 assists in 59 games. He also had 10 points in 12 playoff contests.
Telegin played for Russia at the 2010 world junior championship in Regina and Saskatoon.
Meanwhile, a Russian news organization is reporting that winger Nikolai Zherdev wants to play for the Jets. The 26-year-old winger has 261 points in 421 NHL games for Columbus, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
www.winnipegsun.com/2011/07/26/jets-ink-russian-centre
The Winnipeg Jets signed Russian centre Ivan Telegin on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old was a fourth-round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers, 101st overall, in the 2010 NHL draft.
He spent last season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Saginaw Spirit, registering 20 goals and 41 assists in 59 games. He also had 10 points in 12 playoff contests.
Telegin played for Russia at the 2010 world junior championship in Regina and Saskatoon.
Meanwhile, a Russian news organization is reporting that winger Nikolai Zherdev wants to play for the Jets. The 26-year-old winger has 261 points in 421 NHL games for Columbus, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
www.winnipegsun.com/2011/07/26/jets-ink-russian-centre