Lightning select G Stepan Shurygin with 186th overall pick in 2026 NHL Draft

Shurygin spent the 2025-26 campaign as the starting goalie for the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit

2026 Draft Graphics _ Pick 186 _ Shurygin _ 16x9
By Benjamin Pierce
TampaBayLightning.com

With the 186th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning have selected goaltender Stepan Shurygin.

Shurygin, 18, spent the 2025-26 campaign as the starting goalie for the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit, posting a 24-27-7 record and .888 save percentage. 

His 59 games played marked the most of any OHL goalie, and his 1,704 saves also paced the league. 

He spent the previous three seasons playing in Russia.

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