Who SKA chose at the 2015 KHL Junior Draft

The seventh KHL Junior Draft has been completed in Moscow, with teams choosing players in which to accquire rights to between the ages of 17 and 23. Before the draft got under way, all clubs had the chance to sign contracts with players who have come through their respective hockey schools.

These are the players which SKA have taken under their wing:

- Vladislav Syomin, born 1998, height 192 cm, weight 86 kg. Comes from Nizhny Tagil, has played for HC Rubin Tyumen. Is generally regarded as being a physical defenceman.

- Alexey Ozhgikhin, born 1998, height 191 cm, weight 87 kg. Has played in Tyumen in the past three seasons, origins from Chelyabinsk. Strong forward who skates well and can make himself felt on the crease.

- Nikita Kizikov, born 1998, height 188 cm, weight 90. Is a product of Krylya Sovetov's hockey school, and is a tricky forward who can shoot with power.

- Anton Shapanskykh, born 1998, height 185, weight 78 kg. Has already played in Nizhny Tagil, and is a versatile player who can play either as a defenceman or forward.

- Vladislav Gross, born 1998, height 183, weight 70. Came through HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa's system, and is one of the best goaltenders in his age group. Took part in the match between all the best young Russian players.

In the second round SKA chose only players from Saint Petersburg: SKA-Varyagi goalkeeper Maxim Gibadullin (189/80), and forward Daniil Shabarov (180/78).

Later on in the draft foreign players were taken in, with Swedes Jacob Moverare (186/84) and Adam Tilander (183/87) being picked as well as Finn Oliver Feliksson (196/97). All of these players play for their respective national teams at a junior level.

SKA Hockey Club congratulates all of these players with this new beginning chapter in their careers, and wishes them success! Welcome to the SKA family!