Chekhovich, 19, in his second professional season with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , was second on the team in goals (29), power-play goals (12) and shots on goal (209), tied for second in game-winning goals (4), third in points (60), and fifth in assists (31). In five playoff games this season, Chekhovich was tied for the team lead in goals (3) and tied for second in points (4). He paced Drakkar in the second season with 26 shots on goal. Chekhovich joined the
, the Sharks' American Hockey League affiliate, late in the season on an AHL ATO. In six games with the Barracuda, he registered three goals and six assists. His nine points was tied for the team lead in those six games. In 125 career
games with Baie-Comeau, Chekhovich has tallied 55 goals, 64 assists, 119 points, and 42 penalty minutes. The five-foot-ten, 185-pound native of Yekaterinburg, Russia was drafted by San Jose in the seventh round (212th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft .
