Hedman selected #83 at the KHL draft

[Chelya]

Today the KHL entry draft took place. The rules of the KHL draft could be found here (see "Notes" at the bottom of the page) http://en.khl.ru/news/2009/6/1/13673.html
The list of drafted players http://en.khl.ru/news/2009/6/1/13671.html
Viktor Hedman was drafted # 83 overall (of 91 picks) by the Spartak Moscow. So, if Hedman decide to play in KHL untill he turn 28 he could sign only with Spartak (if his right wouldn't be traded). Taking into account that Spartak is one of the poorest KHL clubs, I doubt that it could happen.
John Tavares went undrafted.

[Wrong Net Paulie]

Thats pretty funny.

[Hoek]

Why would they draft a guy that can't afford to throw a big contract at?

Oh.. and do they have a rookie cap?

[Sotnos]

Interesting, there are several names on there that I don't think they'll ever see, but I guess it's just for insurance.

Thanks for the heads up, Chelya!

[Chelya]

Interesting, there are several names on there that I don't think they'll ever see, but I guess it's just for insurance.

Thanks for the heads up, Chelya!
It's the same way as Devils drafted Vyacheslav Fetisov in 1983 #145 or Canucks drafted Pavel Bure #113 in 1989, I think... There were no USSR players in the NHL at the time and actually no chance that they will be at the time of the draft. But things changed, and Devils had the rights for the best european d-man at that time. So actually it worked... The same here - who knows what will be in a years to come... And if Hedman wouldn't play in the NHL for any reason, Spartak would have his rights in the KHL. The same goes to the contract... Right now Spartak can't pay much money, as some other KHL teams like Ak Bars, SKA, Metallurg or Salavat Yulayev, but who knows what would be in future...

Oh.. and do they have a rookie cap?
Yes, the rookie cap is present. I don't remember the value of the cap, but it is less than NHL rookie cap. And the floor of the rookie contract is determined by the draft round. For players, drafted in the first round it couldn't be less than 3 mlns rubles ($ 100K). That's why some teams refused to draft players in the first round as they think it's too much.
HC MVD also refused to draft any players (they traded 2 picks and refused of 2 others) but that was about their management. HC MVD was the only KHL team who voted against KHL draft implementation (that year's KHL draft was the first draft ever in Russian hockey history) at the KHL Board. So they decided to refuse of using their picks.

[Sotnos]

It's the same way as Devils drafted Vyacheslav Fetisov in 1983 #145 or Canucks drafted Pavel Bure #113 in 1989, I think... There were no USSR players in the NHL at the time and actually no chance that they will be at the time of the draft. But things changed, and Devils had the rights for the best european d-man at that time.
Yup, you're right.



HC MVD also refused to draft any players (they traded 2 picks and refused of 2 others) but that was about their management. HC MVD was the only KHL team who voted against KHL draft implementation (that year's KHL draft was the first draft ever in Russian hockey history) at the KHL Board. So they decided to refuse of using their picks.
Thanks I had looked at the list of players & noticed all the "refusal" and was wondering what that was about.

[njbolt12]

Trader Rick should GM in the KHL, imagine all the Russians he could draft over there. He could build a whole team of Alexeevs.

[chad]

Trader Rick should GM in the KHL, imagine all the Russians he could draft over there. He could build a whole team of Alexeevs.

And those fur hats look like hairpieces on steroids, so he's got that going for him, too.

Seems like a match made in heaven.

Too bad Ian Herbers is firmly entrenched in the coaching world now.