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Sharks take seven-foot-one defenceman Alexander Karmanov at NHL Draft
The tallest player in OHL history has an NHL home.
The San Jose Sharks snapped up seven-foot-one, 280-pound defenceman Alexander Karmanov in the seventh round (201st overall) of the NHL Draft on Saturday.
Karmanov, a native of Moldova, signed with the North Bay Battalion in late November after being picked by the Brantford Bulldogs in the CHL Import Draft last summer.
Karmanov had no goals, two assists and 29 penalty minutes in 20 games for the Battalion.
Previously, he had three goals, four assists and 68 penalty minutes in 15 games with the Bulldogs’ top affiliate in the Greater Ontario Hockey League.
Karmanov has made a commitment to play NCAA hockey at Penn State University starting in 2027-28.
Karmanov played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights under-16 team last season in Pennsylvania. He played in Russia and Belarus in 2023-24.
New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe and Hockey Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara, both six-foot-nine, are the tallest players in NHL history.
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