CENTENNIAL, Colo.—Sergei Boikov and Anton Lindholm took different routes to get to the Colorado Avalanche's Rookie Camp, but both young defensemen could find themselves in the team's lineup sooner rather than later.
After being drafted by the Avs in 2014 and signing entry-level contracts with the club this past summer, the two foreigners are set to begin their first professional campaigns with either the NHL squad or in the American Hockey League with the San Antonio Rampage.
The Russian Boikov and Swede Lindholm didn't look out of place during this past weekend's Rookie Showcase and both enjoyed the experience of competing against their peers in a game scenario.