The Ontario Hockey League (OHL), known as the premiere development league for the NHL, is one of three major junior ice hockey leagues based in Canada and the United States that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Through the CHL Import Draft, each team in the CHL is permitted to dress and play a maximum of two import players each season. The import draft is seen as a way to raise the level of competition in the CHL, as well as to broaden its fan base, while retaining high North American content.
The two-round draft typically takes place the last week of June and is held online with the order of selection rotating through each of the CHL’s three leagues using an inverse order of final regular season standings within each league from the previous season. CHL teams are allowed to keep two Import players on the roster. If the club expects to keep these two players for the upcoming season, they can pass in the Import Draft. If a CHL club has an import player that is currently signed by an NHL team out of their program, they can select a third import player.
The 31st annual/2022 CHL Import Draft takes place Friday, July 1st at 11 a.m. ET.
2022 Import Draft (July 1st, 2022)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/50th |
Nikita Zozulia |
F |
5.09 |
155 |
05/02/05 |
Anaheim Jr. Ice Dogs U16 |
Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Pass |
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2021 Import Draft (June 30th, 2021)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/42nd |
Simon Slavicek |
F |
6.00 |
170 |
02/02/2004 |
HC Slavia Praha |
Praha, Czechia |
| Pass |
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2020 Import Draft (June 30th, 2020)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/46th |
Dmitry Kuzmin |
D |
5.08 |
176 |
4/24/2003 |
Belarus National Team |
Kholstovo, Belarus |
| Pass |
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2019 Import Draft (June 27th, 2019)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/5th |
Evgeniy Oksentyuk |
RW |
5.07 |
154 |
2/27/2001 |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
Brest, Belarus |
| Pass |
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2018 Import Draft (June 28th, 2018)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/6th |
Jan Jeník |
F |
6.01 |
165 |
9/15/2000 |
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (Czech1) |
Nymburk, Czech Republic |
| Pass |
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2017 Import Draft (June 28th, 2017)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/25th |
Nikita Alexandrov |
D |
6.06 |
185 |
5/18/1999 |
Balashikha HC MVD (MHL) |
Kurgan, Russia |
| Pass |
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2016 Import Draft (June 28th, 2016)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/8th |
Michal Steinocher |
D |
6.05 |
185 |
12/2/1999 |
HC Slavia Praha |
Louny, Czech Republic |
| 2nd/68th |
Kristian Vesalainen |
F |
6.04 |
202 |
6/1/1999 |
Vastra Frolunda HC Jr. |
Helsinki, Finland |
2015 Import Draft (June 30th, 2015)
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/9th |
Vili Saarijarvi |
D |
5.09.5 |
163 |
5/15/97 |
Green Bay (USHL) |
Rovaniemi, Finland |
| 2nd/69th |
Matyas Kantner |
LW |
6.01.5 |
180 |
6/20/98 |
HC Plzen U18 |
Plzen, Czech Republic |
2014 Import Draft
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| Pass |
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| Pass |
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2013 Import Draft
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/41st |
Victor Crus-Rydberg |
C |
5.11 |
190 |
3/21/95 |
Linkoping |
Tingsryds, Sweden |
| 2nd/113th |
Yannick Rathgeb |
RD |
6.0 |
183 |
10/24/95 |
Langnau |
Langenthal, Switzerland |
2012 Import Draft
| Rd./Pk. |
Player |
Pos. |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Team |
Hometown |
| 1st/21st |
Ludvig Bystrom |
RD |
6.00.75 |
169 |
7/20/94 |
Modo |
Ornskoldsvik, Sweden |
| 2nd/90th |
Simon Karlsson |
R |
6.02 |
179 |
7/23/93 |
Malmo |
Malmon, Sweden |
