Blue Jackets go off board, take Yegor Chinakhov with 21st pick
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The Columbus Blue Jackets made a surprising selection Tuesday night, choosing Russian forward Yegor Chinakhov 21st overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
NHL Central Scouting tabbed Chinakhov as the 30th-ranked European skater in its final rankings.
Chinakhov has collected five goals and two assists in 12 games with the KHL's Avangard Omsk in 2020-21.
He spent most of the 2019-20 campaign with Avangard's junior team, Omskie Yastreby, in the MHL. The right-winger piled up 27 goals and 69 points in 56 games during that season.
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