The Owen Sound Attack have taken Belarus native Vasili Filyayev with the 55th pick in the CHL Import Draft.
The 6'3" centre weighs 181lbs is out of Zhlobin, Belarus, and spent a majority of the year with his national team, playing at the U18 and U20 levels.
Filyayev put up 36 points, 13 goals and 23 assists, in 51 games for Belarus at the U18 and U20 level tournaments he played in, most recently the U18 World's where he played all 7 games.
Attack GM DeGray compared Filyayev to current Attack forward and recent Philadelphia Flyers pick ,Maksim Sushko, who also hails from Belarus.
