19 Belarusians to participate in NHL camps
A record number of our compatriots will take part in the camps of the National Hockey League, whose regular season starts in a couple of weeks, reports «Belarusian Hockey».
Vitali Pinchuk
Main Camp
- Vitali Pinchuk (forward) — «Nashville» (also in rookie camp)
- Alexei Protas (forward) — «Washington Capitals»
- Ilya Protas (forward) — «Washington Capitals» (also in rookie camp)
- Ilya Solovyov (defenseman) — «Pittsburgh Penguins»
- Yegor Sharangovich (forward) — «Calgary Flames»
- Artyom Levshunov (defenseman) — «Chicago Blackhawks»
- Danila Klimovich (forward) — «Philadelphia Flyers»
- Vladislav Kolyachonok (defenseman) — «New Jersey Devils»
- Nikita Tolopilo (goaltender) — «Vancouver Canucks»
- Alexei Kolosov (goaltender) — «Philadelphia Flyers»
- Yegor Sidorov (forward) — «Anaheim Ducks»
Rookie Camps
- Yegor Borykov (forward) — «Utah Mammoths»
- Andrei Lashko (forward) — «Seattle Kraken»
- Vadim Moroz (forward) — «Utah Mammoths»
- Yaroslav Bryzgalov (forward) — «Vancouver Canucks»
- Matvei Nikanovich (forward) — «Pittsburgh Penguins»
- Arseni Radkov (forward) — «Montreal Canadiens»
- Pavel Moisevich (goaltender) — «Vegas Golden Knights»
Several dozen players participate in NHL camps, after which thirty hockey players are selected to start the regular season, while the rest are sent to farm clubs, but with a chance to play in the NHL during the season.
In the 2025-2026 season, eight Belarusians played in the NHL: Alexei and Ilya Protas (Ilya played four games at the end of the season), Yegor Sharangovich, Nikita Tolopilo, Alexei Kolosov, Vlad Kolyachonok, Artyom Levshunov, Ilya Solovyov.
Vitali Pinchuk, Vadim Moroz, Yegor Borykov signed contracts in the spring. Matvei Nikanovich, Danila Rusakovich, Yaroslav Bryzgalov were drafted in the summer, the rest play in farm clubs.
Since 1992, 19 Belarusians have played in the NHL.