WINNIPEG - In a challenging year to scout players, Winnipeg Jets General Manager, Kevin Cheveldayoff, and Director of Amateur Scouting, Mark Hillier, couldn't say enough about the work of the staff.
In fact, their commitment to dive right into video scouting early on in the season - especially while the North American hockey leagues weren't playing - might have led to how things played out on Day 2 of the NHL Draft.
Prior to Saturday, the Jets had only drafted two Russian players - Pavel Kraskovsky in 2014 and Mikhail Berdin in 2016. By the end of the day, the Jets had doubled that output, selecting right-wingers Nikita Chibrikov and Dmitri Rashevsky from Russia in the second and fifth rounds respectively.
On top of that, the Jets added defenceman Dmitri Kuzmin of Belarus to the prospect pool as well.
Hillier, Cheveldayoff credit Jets scouting staff following unique season
"We feel really good about the talent and the skill we added to the group."

DRAFT | Kevin Cheveldayoff
DRAFT | Mark Hillier