MLHS · Jul 8, 2022
Nikita Grebyonkin drafted 135th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs
Nikita GrebyonkinWith their 135th overall selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, the Maple Leafs have selected 6’2, 183-pound Russian winger Nikita Grebyonkin.
A second-year draft eligible currently developing in the Magnitogorsk system, the 19-year-old Grebyonkin was among the league leaders in Russian junior league (MHL) regular-season scoring with 64 points in 58 games before adding 13 points in nine playoff games. That ranked him 17th in regular-season scoring and fourth in points-per-game in the MHL playoffs. Grebyonkin also made one big-league appearance for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.