"I think it was exciting for me; they won the Cup for a reason," said Alexandrov, who watched the Blues' 4-1 win in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins on June 12 when he was at the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo. "I know it's a winning organization. Everyone wants to win, so I'm really happy to get drafted by a winning organization."
Alexandrov, born to Russian parents in Burgwedel, Germany, left his homeland after finishing the 10th grade to come to Canada in 2017. He has played the past two seasons for Charlottetown of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and had 92 points (40 goals, 52 assists) in 130 regular-season games, including 61 points (27 goals, 34 assists) in 64 games last season.
He was selected by St. Louis in the second round (No. 62) of the 2019 draft on June 22. The Blues had traded their first-round pick (No. 31) to the Buffalo Sabres to acquire forward Ryan O'Reilly.
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