Sarnia,
On –
Sarnia
Sting
General
Manager
Jacques
Beaulieu
announced
on
Wednesday
their
two 2012
CHL
Import
Draft
Picks.
In the
first
round
selection
(36th
overall)
the
Hockey
Club has
selected
forward
Nikolai
Goldobin
with its
first
round
selection
(36th
overall)
in the
2012 CHL
Import
Draft.
Goldobin
a native
of
Russia
played
last
season
with
Russkie
Vityazi
Chekhov
of the
MHL
(Russian
Jr.
League).
In 50
games
last
season
Goldobin
scored
13 goals
and
recorded
22
points.
Eligible
for the
2014 NHL
Entry
Draft he
was
recently
selected
8th
overall
in the
2012 KHL
Draft by
Metallurg
Novokuznetsk.
Beaulieu
is
confident
that
Goldobin
will
report
to
Sarnia.
“All
indications
we have
are that
Nikolai
is
excited
to come
to North
America
and
wants to
play in
the
CHL.
Nikolai
is
represented
by Igor
Larionov
so he is
very
educated
on both
the CHL
and the
Sarnia
Sting.
Nikolai
is a
highly
skilled
forward
who
we’re
thrilled
to
pick.
He will
quickly
adapt to
our game
and will
be a
great
fit with
our
hockey
club.”
Player
Profile
Nikolai
Goldobin
Right
Wing
Residence:
Russia
Born:
October
7, 1995
Ht:
5’10
Wt: 148
NHL:
Eligible
in 2014
Season
Club
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
2011-12
Russkie
Vityazi
Chekhov
(MHL)
50
13
9
22
8
In the
second round
the Hockey
Club
selected
defenceman
David
Nemecek with
its second
round
selection in
the 2012 CHL
Import
Draft.
Nemecek a
native of
the Czech
Republic
played last
season HC
Plzen U18
and was also
a member of
the Czech
Republic U17
team that
competed in
Windsor at
the U17
World Hockey
Challenge.
Beaulieu is
pleased with
how
everything
unfolded
today with
the Import
Draft.
“We believe
we added two
valuable
pieces to
our hockey
club today.
I had the
chance to
watch David
play at the
Under 17
championships
and really
liked his
game. He
does
everything
well and
with his age
and size he
is only
going to
continue to
get better.
Add to that
a dynamic
player such
as Nikolai
Goldobin
whom we
could both
have for at
least two
seasons and
it was a
very good
day for us.”
Player
Profile
David
Nemecek
Defence
Residence:
Plzen, Czech
Republic
Born: June
29, 1995
Ht:
6.03
Wt: 198
NHL:
Eligible in
2013
Season
Club
GP
G
A
PTS PIM
2011-12
Plzen
U18
29
4
5
9
NA
2011-12
Czech
Republic
U17
5
0
1
1
14