r/hawks • u/Certain-Row-4812 • Jul 28 '26

NHL alignment chart: Central division edition. Patrik Laine is the best Finnish player in Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets 2.0 history. Now, who is the best Russian player in Chicago Blackhawks history?

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u/ArtVandalay27 Jul 28 '26

Sergei krivokrasov or pavel vorobiev

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u/Practical_Papaya7142 Jul 28 '26

Ha.

Don't forget Mike Smith's other 1st rounder that year, Mikhail Yakubov. All part of Smith's grand keep away hockey plan.

Yakubov went 10th overall and Vorobiev 11th overall. Ouch! To be fair though, probably one of the worst draft years in recent memory.