Avalanche Selects Andrei Buyalsky 92nd Overall in 2021 NHL Draft

The Colorado Avalanche selected center Andrei Buyalsky with the 92nd overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NHL Draft on Saturday.
Buyalsky, 20, split last season with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League and HK Almaty in his home country of Kazakhstan, where he produced five goals and eight assists in 24 games. In 36 USHL contests with Dubuque in 2020-21, Buyalsky had 15 goals and 17 assists.

From the city of Karaganda, the 6-foot-3, 178-pound forward has appeared in 13 total games at two IIHF World Junior Championships, scoring a goal in both the 2019 and 2020 tournaments.
Buyalsky was rated as the 106th-ranked North American skater on the NHL Central Scouting's final list. He is committed to playing at the University of Vermont for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign.
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