Daniil Zharkov: In his own words
Andrey Osadchenko
June 27 2012 12:06AM
Late in the third round the Oilers used their fourth pick to draft a Russian winger from Belleville Bulls - Daniil Zharkov. Given the fact he was ranked pretty high in pre-draft rankings, you may consider him a steal, especially if you get familiarized with the story of his life.
Mikhail Grigorenko: Why Is He Falling?
Andrey Osadchenko
June 20 2012 09:27PM
Once Nail Yakupov’s arch-rival for being considered the 2012 top prospect, Mikhail Grigorenko now finds himself dropping out of top-10 in almost every mock draft he’s unfortunate enough to take a look at. While some complain about his work ethic, others bring up the rumor about his alleged age-forging issue.
Nail Yakupov on being a Muslim, Don Cherry, the draft combine and playing in Canada
Andrey Osadchenko
June 12 2012 07:15AM
OilersNation's Andrey Osadchenko recently had an opportunity to talk to top 2012 Draft prospect Nail Yakupov again, and the two covered a lot of ground. Yakupov went into detail about what his Muslim faith means for his hockey career, what it was like to meet Don Cherry, how he handled the draft combine, and why he hopes to be drafted by and play for a Canadian team.
Igor Larionov talks Yakupov, Galchenyuk and the 2012 Draft
Andrey Osadchenko
June 05 2012 07:04PM
After talking to Nail Yakupov, the Nation Network's Andrey Osadchenko had a chance to sit down with his agent (and Hockey Hall of Famer) Igor Larionov. Larionov represents not only Yakupov, but another player - Alex Galchenyuk - in contention for a top-five spot at this year's NHL Entry Draft.
Nail Yakupov: in his own words
Andrey Osadchenko
June 04 2012 10:46AM
You may or you may not have read my story on Nail Yakupov in The Hockey News. Well, the thing is, they only gave me 1300 words to work with. So I was left with an immense amount of quotes I didn’t use in the article. I piled them all together so you’d get an idea just what kind of a person this Nail Yakupov is. I will let you decide whether the Oilers should pick him or not.
