Kazakhstan’s Danai Shaiikov selected in NHL Draft

The 19-year-old netminder spent the 2025–26 season with the Gatineau Olympiques in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), appearing in 50 regular-season games. He posted a .903 save percentage and a 2.78 goals-against average.

Shaiikov also represented Kazakhstan at the PSK Cup international junior tournament, where he played two games, recording a .914 save percentage and a 3.07 goals-against average.

Three Kazakh players — Semyon Simonov, Alisher Sarkenov, and Kornei Korneyev — were included in the NHL…