The 2010
KHL Junior Draft
The KHL Junior Draft was an annual meeting in which every franchise of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) systematically selected the rights to available amateur ice hockey players who met draft eligibility requirements (17–21 years old, no act ...
was the second
entry draft held by the
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...
(KHL), taking place on June 4, 2010. Ice hockey players from around the world aged between 17 and 21 years of age were selected. Players eligible to take part in the draft were required to not have an active contract with a KHL,
MHL or
VHL team. A total of 690 players participated in the draft, 490 of these playing in Russia, 100 in Europe and 100 in North America.
The first pick of the first round was
Dmitrij Jaškin playing for
VHK Vsetín
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at the time of the draft. He was picked by
Sibir Novosibirsk.
Nullified picks
Three draft picks were nullified by the league:
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CSKA's pick of
Mikael Backlund
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Sibir's pick of
Philip Larsen
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Lokomotiv's pick of
John Tavares
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The reasoning for the nullification was that these three players had active contracts with
NHL
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teams at the time of the draft.
See also
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2010–11 KHL season
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2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial re ...
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KHL territorial pick
References
External links
A list of 490 players participating in the draft playing in RussiaA list of 100 players participating in the draft playing in EuropeA list of 100 players participating in the draft playing in North America{{Kontinental Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League Junior Draft
Junior Draft