Grabovsky interview
Jan 1, 2005 16:52:12 GMT -5
Post by montreal on Jan 1, 2005 16:52:12 GMT -5
Got it through someone in Russia.
The Montreal Canadiens selected Mikhail Grabovsky in the fifth round of the NHL entry draft, making him the 150th player selected overall, but raising many questions to fans who had never heard of the smallish left winger, who has just finished his rookie season playing in the Russian Super league. Many fans might have wondered why the Canadiens scouting staff would go off the board and select an overage Euro, who had been passed over in prior drafts. One would have to think that the Canadiens scouting staff saw something in Grabovsky while watching their 2003 first round pick and fellow countryman Andrei Kostitsyn play, as they skated together for Team Belarus at the 2004 U-20 Division I Group B World Junior tournament......
www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=752
The Montreal Canadiens selected Mikhail Grabovsky in the fifth round of the NHL entry draft, making him the 150th player selected overall, but raising many questions to fans who had never heard of the smallish left winger, who has just finished his rookie season playing in the Russian Super league. Many fans might have wondered why the Canadiens scouting staff would go off the board and select an overage Euro, who had been passed over in prior drafts. One would have to think that the Canadiens scouting staff saw something in Grabovsky while watching their 2003 first round pick and fellow countryman Andrei Kostitsyn play, as they skated together for Team Belarus at the 2004 U-20 Division I Group B World Junior tournament......
www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=752