Edmonton Oilers select left winger Kirill Maksimov #146 overall

With their fifth round pick the Edmonton Oilers have selected left winger Kirill Maksimov (alternate spelling: Maximov). Besides having dual spellings of his name, he’s a dual citizen who was born in Concord, Ontario but grew up in Mosow.
While he played for Russia internationally at the recent U-18 championships (winning a bronze medal along with teammate Dmitri Samorukov), Maksimov was considered a domestic player when he was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League, where he played with S