The Philadelphia Flyers have selected Maksim Sokolovskii with the 27th overall pick. Please see his bio details and statistics below:
POSITION: Defense
TEAM/LEAGUE: London Knights – OHL
VITALS: 6’7.25”, 238 lbs.
BIRTHDATE: July 12, 2008
BIRTHPLACE: Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan
SHOOTS: Left
Scouting Report:
Neutral Zone
“Maksim is a large, hard-hitting defender. He steps up to stop rushes and he delivers big hits, always finishing his checks. He started the game off with a fight which he very quickly won. He can also make some plays with the puck too, using hip fakes to buy himself time and space. He makes simple plays to move the puck up ice.”
· In his first season in the Ontario Hockey league (OHL) in 2025-26, he registered two goals and six assists for eight points in 44 games with the London Knights. Appeared in five playoff games
· Committed to play at the University of Maine in the 2027-28 season.
· Previously played for Atlantic Coast Academy16U AAA and registered 84 points (34g,50a) in 65 games.
· Sokolovskii is the definition of a project prospect. He has all the makings of a heavy-hitting shutdown defenseman in the vein of Jamie Oleksiak or Nikita Zadorov, averaging 20-plus minutes a night and putting up around 20 points a season.
