Spirit Select Two in CHL Import Draft

The Saginaw Spirit drafted the rights to two highly touted prospects in the 2009 CHL Import Draft Tuesday.  The Spirit plan to have both players attend their training camp in August.

Goalie Tadeas Galansky was drafted by the Spirit 33rd overall.  The 92-born Czech Republic native is eligible for the 2011 NHL Draft and is a prospect for Team Czech and the upcoming Ivan Hlinka Under-18 Tournament in August.

"He brings good size to the position and he has a lot of upside," stated Spirit Director of Scouting Jim Paliafito, "He had close to a .930 save percentage on a team that struggled in his home league."

Russian forward Ivan Telegin was selected 42nd overall by the Spirit.  The 92-winger represented Team Russia at the 2009 World Under-17 Challenge, where he recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 games.  He is eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Said Paliafito, "Ivan plays hard and goes to the net with authority courtesy his big size.  He has the potential to bring a lot to a team's offense"

Stay tuned to SaginawSpirit.com for information on these two prospects.