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Nikita Filatov had an amazing World Junior Championship and if it wasn’t for 5 seconds in the semi-finals against Canada, he could be wearing a gold medal today. He will have to settle for a bronze medal instead. Russia beat Slovakia 5 - 2 and finished third in the championship. Filatov score two goals in the victory for a total of 8 goals in the tournament.

“It was a very good game by us, so of course we’re all happy,” Filatov said, his medal dangling from his neck. “All the things against Canada, they weigh in the head, and for a long time, for all the guys.”

Filatov was the captain of Russia during the tournament and was clearly their best payer. Nikita was named a first-team all star for world junior hockey championship. Filatov scored 8 goals and 3 assists during the tournament and finished 4th in scoring leader list behind Cody Hodgson, John Tavares and Jordan Eberle, all from Canada.

Nikita Filatov was the number six pick in the 2008 NHL entry Draft and the first European to get picked! Looks like he’ll playing alongside the likes of Rick Nash and Zherdev pretty soon since the Columbus Blue Jackets selected him.

Arguably, Filatov was the second best player available in this year’s draft, next to Steven Stamkos. However, due to his size and the problems in getting Russian players in the NHL in the recent years, some teams probably didn’t want to take a risk, which explains why he was still available when it was Columbus turn to pick.

We can’t wait to see him in the NHL!

This video clip highlights the skills of Nikita Filatov. The kid got talent and we can’t wait to see him in the NHL.