Victoria acquires 1999-born import forward from Calgary.



For Immediate Release

Thursday, January 4, 2018



Victoria, BC – The Victoria Royals are pleased to announce that the club has acquired Russian-born import forward Andrei Grishakov (1999) from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a third round draft pick in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft.

This season, the native of Chelyabinsk, Russia, has taken part in 37 contests where he has tallied 26 points (11g-15a) along with 24 penalty minutes.

The 6-1, 200 lb forward, who is currently is in his second WHL season with the Hitmen, has recorded 61 points (22g-39a) to go along with 72 penalty minutes in 107 career WHL games.

Grishakov spent the 2015-16 season with Traktor Chelyabinsk Under-17 team of the Russian U-17 League and collected 45 points (21g-24a) in 32 games. That same season, he was called up to the Traktor Chelyabinsk Under-18 club, where he tallied four goals and five assists in four contests.

The 1999-born winger was selected by Calgary in the second round, 106th overall, at the 2016 CHL Import Draft.

Victoria returns home for a contest with the Everett Silvertips tomorrow night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for the team’s first home game of 2018. Puck drop is slated for 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7777, or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.

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