Daniil Chechelev is coming to North America

Another Calgary Flames prospect from Europe is headed over to North America. Per a tweet from his agent, Alyosha Pilko, goaltender Daniil Chechelev is coming over to play in North America in the 2021-22 season.

Daniil Chechelev will continue his career in North America #KHLfinest

— Aljoša Pilko (@PlayersAgentTM) August 30, 2021

Chechelev was drafted by the Flames in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft and played last season split between three clubs in Vityaz Podolsk’s KHL organization: their KHL team, their minor league VHL team (HK Ryazan) and their junior MHL team (Russkie Vityazi Chekhov). He couldn’t find a home in Russia; the Flames’ reported preference was for him to be a VHL starter…