Flint Firebirds’ forward Evgeniy Oksentyuk drafted in sixth round by NHL’s Dallas Stars
FLINT – The Flint Firebirds are providing a pipeline of talent to the Dallas Stars. The Stars used their sixth-round pick (162nd overall) in this year’s NHL draft to select Firebirds forward Evgeniy Oksentyuk. He’s the eighth Firebirds player to be drafted by an NHL in five years. Two years ago, the Stars used their first-round pick (13th overall) to select Ty Dellandrea, who has served as the Firebirds captain the past two years. Nick Caamano (2016), Brent Moran (2014) and Alex Peters (2014) are other players drafted by Dallas who spent time playing for the Firebirds.
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