{"id":106962,"date":"2025-08-24T16:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T16:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/106962\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T16:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T16:43:07","slug":"ny-islanders-prospect-and-beast-of-a-player-taken-by-sarnia-sting-at-import-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/106962\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Islanders prospect and &#8220;beast of a player&#8221; taken by Sarnia Sting at Import Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">The Sarnia Sting went big in the 2025 CHL Import Draft &#8211; literally. General manager Dylan Seca used the club\u2019s second-round pick (69th overall) on 6-foot-6 Russian winger Daniil Prokhorov, who had just been selected by the New York Islanders in the second round of the NHL Draft (42nd overall).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">Prokhorov, ranked 18th among European skaters by NHL Central Scouting, is already on the Isles\u2019 radar as a high-upside prospect. Last season with MHK Dynamo St. Petersburg in the MHL, he posted 20 goals and 27 points in 43 games, showcasing a blend of size, physicality, and scoring touch that has many projecting him as a potential power forward at the NHL level. He\u2019s also suited up for Russia\u2019s U18 team, giving him valuable international experience.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">\u201cDaniil is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theobserver.ca\/sports\/local-sports\/sarnia-sting-take-big-forwards-with-huge-upside-in-chl-import-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">absolute beast of a player<\/a>,\u201d Seca said. \u201cHe plays a heavy game with skill and pace. If we can get him here, then it\u2019s a grand slam. If he doesn\u2019t come, then it was worth the risk. It\u2019s high-end NHL talent that we\u2019re really excited to add to our program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">Prokhorov posted an impressive 20 goals and 27 points in 43 games for MHK Dynamo St. Petersburg in the MHL last season and has represented Russia at the U18 level\u2014making him a high-ceiling prospect.  Islanders fans got even more fired up when Prokhorov made clear he saw his NHL destiny long before his name was dropped. &#8220;They wanted to choose me at No.\u202f43,\u201d he said, referencing the Rangers&#8217; pick immediately after. \u201cBut I said they won\u2019t succeed, because the Islanders will choose me at 42.\u201d He then impressed at the Blue and White scrimmage game and was interactive with fans.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\"> While there\u2019s no guarantee Prokhorov will report to the OHL (he signed a tryout agreement with KHL club Dynamo Moscow), Sarnia\u2019s willingness to take the chance underscores how highly regarded he is and the impact they believe he can make whenever the forward comes over.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">For the Islanders, Prokhorov adds to a pipeline that GM Mathieu Darche has been carefully reshaping. If he makes the jump to North America sooner rather than later, Isles fans may get an early glimpse of one of their newest power-wing prospects in Sarnia before he climbs toward the NHL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sarnia Sting went big in the 2025 CHL Import Draft &#8211; literally. 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