- DRAFT PROSPECT CARD - 2016
POSITION: LW
SHOOTS: Left
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
Weight: 190
Born: 06/18/1998
Mid Term Rank: 32
• Katchouk collected 24-27—51 in 63 contests with the Soo Greyhounds during 2015-16 – finishing fourth on his team and fifth among OHL rookies – and was named to the OHL Second All-Rookie Team.
• He tied for the team lead with six goals through 12 postseason contests (6-4—10), helping the No. 7 seed Greyhounds upset the No. 2 seeded Sarnia Sting in the first round. He scored the series-clinching goal in the third period of Game 7 to lead the Greyhounds to a 4-3 victory on the road in Sarnia.
• Internationally, Katchouk was part of Canada’s fourth-place entry at the 2016 Under-18 World Championship (1-1—2 in 5 GP).
• Helped guide the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League champion Soo Thunderbirds to the 2015 Dudley-Hewitt Cup – awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion – where he led the team with 3-3—6 in four contests including two game-winning goals.
• In 2013-14, he collected 25-33—58 through 29 games with the Waterloo Wolves of the Alliance Hockey League, guiding the club to an AHMMPL championship and a bronze-medal finish at the 2014 OHL Gold Cup.
• Katchouk is a dual-citizen of Canada and Russia.
GETTING TO KNOW BORIS...
My go-to karaoke song is: 'T.N.T.' by AC/DC
Last TV show I binge-watched is: Game of Thrones
The celebrity that always makes me laugh is: Will Ferrell
The app I spend way too much time on is: Instagram
At an all-you-can-eat buffet I go straight for the: Wonton Soup
The coolest person I've ever met is: Bobby Orr
The athlete I admire most is: Mother (speed skater)
If I could be one person for a day it would be: Alex Ovechkin
I am inspired by: Mother
I am afraid of: Snakes
I dream of: Winning the Stanley Cup