Dmitri Ovchinnikov had some fans last year as a draft eligible prospect out of Russia’s junior league, the MHL. That number obviously grew once he became a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in early October. Kyle Dubas traded up to take him with a fifth round pick, so there must’ve been something to him, right?
This year, Ovchinnikov got his feet wet in the KHL to start the season but has since gone back to the MHL where he’s lit up the league once again with 32 points in 20 games, averaging three shots per game in 23 minutes per night.