Owen Sound Attack select Maxim Sushko at the 2016 CHL Import Draft. Photo courtesy of the Owen Sound Attack.
Owen Sound Attack select Maxim Sushko at the 2016 CHL Import Draft. Photo courtesy of the Owen Sound Attack.
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Attack Select Sushko

The Owen Sound Attack selected forward Maxim Sushko with their first round pick in the CHL Import Draft yesterday.

The 17-year-old from Belarus scored 37 goals and 29 assists in 17 games for the DYUSSH Shakhter U18 team in 2014/15.

Sushko finished third in the Division 1A World Under 18 Hockey Championships with 6 points in 5 games as an underage player.

In a release, Attack General Manager Dale DeGray says "we targeted an offensive players and we believe we got one of the best 17-year-olds in the import draft."

Sushko joins Petrus Palmu as the Attacks two import players.

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