Maple Leafs sign Russian forward Ovchinnikov

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Dmitry Ovchinnikov to a three-year, entry-level contract Friday.

Ovchinnikov will join the AHL’s Toronto Marlies upon the approval of his Canadian work permits.

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The 19-year-old has 29 points (13 goals, 16 assist) in 22 games with the Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk, a junior hockey team in Russia.

He also has a goal and two assists in 17 contest with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.

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Toronto selected Ovchinnikov in the fifth round, No. 137 overall, in the 2020 NHL draft.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2022.