Hurricanes sign 18-year-old Yegor Klavdiev to contract

Jul 14, 2021 | 4:53 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes have signed forward Yegor Klavdiev to a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement.

Klavdiev, 18, was selected by the Hurricanes with the 11^th overall selection in the 2021 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft in June.

From Minsk, Belarus, Klavdiev recorded 11 points (6g-5a) along with 13 penalty minutes in 24 regular-season games during the 2020-2021 with the Belarus Under-18 team.

He also skated in five games at the World Under-18 Championship in Dallas where he totaled three points (1g-2a) along with four penalty minutes for Belarus.

The Canes also stated the 5’11, 175-pound forward also appeared in 13 regular-season games last season with Dinamo-Molodechno of the Belarusian ExtraLeague A where he recorded four points (2g-2a) while collecting three points in five post-season games.

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Hurricanes General Manager Peter Anholt said the club is happy to have young talent coming to the team.

“We hope that he will be a good fit with our 2003-born group of players and after seeing him at the Under-18’s, we are excited to see how he will progress at our level.”

Klavdiev is one of nine 2003-born players projected for the 2021-2022 season, including: Chase Pauls, Kayden Sadhra-Kang, Joe Arntsen, Briley Wood, Zack Stringer, Ty Nash, Salvatora Collora and Jared Picklyk.

by Connor Gunn