Later this month, we will have extensive articles on who the New Jersey Devils should take in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th rounds of the NHL Draft. However, there’s one specific prospect who’s basically an outlier, and deserves his own article.
So this one is a little complicated. Alexander Yakovenko is a 21-year-old prospect, which is extremely rare in these NHL Drafts. He was first eligible for the 2016 NHL Draft, but was never picked. So, he shouldn’t be eligible, right?
Well, NHL rules state that to be eligible for the draft, a North American skater has to be between the ages of 18 and 20.