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2019 NHL Draft prospect profile: Questions linger about Arthur Kaliyev’s NHL projections

Polarizing is the appropriate word to describe Arthur Kaliyev. Depending on the method used to evaluate him — a more analytics-intensive approach or scouting for tools, game sense, and projectability — Kaliyev can either come out as one of the better potential picks in the draft or one with a lot of question marks, some would say even red flags.

Birthplace: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Date of birth: June 26, 2001
Shoots: Left
Position: Wing
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 190 lbs.
Team: Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

The main issue in ranking Kaliyev is that he operates quietly.