Sting's Nikita Korostelev Named OHL Player of the Week
tuesday october 14, 2014
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey
League announced that 2015 NHL
Draft prospect Nikita Korostelev
of the Sarnia Sting is the
Pioneer Energy OHL Player of the
Week for the week ending October
12 after leading the league with
seven points in two games
scoring three goals and four
assists with a plus-minus rating
of plus-6.
Korostelev helped lead the Sting
to a pair of victories over West
Division opponents last week
beginning with a 3-1 win over
the Saginaw Spirit on Friday
night. In that contest,
Korostelev picked up two assists
including a helper on fellow
2015 NHL Draft prospect Pavel
Zacha’s first career OHL goal.
The highlight of Korostelev’s
week was on Saturday night where
he recorded a career-high five
points in a 9-2 victory over the
Windsor Spitfires. His
five-point performance included
his first career hat-trick along
with two assists earning first
star honours for the Sting who
have now won three straight
games and are currently tied for
second place in the division
with seven points in seven
games.
Korostelev, a 17-year-old native
of Moskva, Russia, is playing in
his second career OHL season
with the Sting. Selected in the
first round, ninth overall, in
the 2013 OHL Priority Selection,
Korostelev recorded 38 points
including 17 goals in 60 games
last season as a rookie. So far
in 2014-15, Korostelev has four
goals and six assists for 10
points in seven games and was
listed among the OHL ‘Players to
Watch’ for the 2015 NHL Draft by
NHL Central Scouting as a second
or third round candidate.
Click here to watch video
highlights of Korostelev and the
Sting against the Spirit
Click here to watch video
highlights of Korostelev and the
Sting against the Spitfires
Also considered for the award
this week were two more 2015 NHL
Draft prospects including Connor
McDavid of the Erie Otters and
Dante Salituro of the Ottawa
67’s. McDavid scored twice with
four assists for six points in a
pair of victories for the
Otters, while Salituro scored
four goals with one assist for
five points in two wins for the
67’s. In goal, rookie Joseph
Raaymakers of the Sault Ste.
Marie Greyhounds recorded a
31-save shutout in his first
career OHL game on Sunday as
first star of a 5-0 victory over
the London Knights.
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