GALIEV NAMED A TOP PROSPECT

Stanislav Galiev was featured in an article on NHL.com calling him a prime prospect for the 2010 National Hockey League draft.

The article talks about the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rebounding after the 2008 NHL draft, a draft that saw no QMJHL players taken in the opening round. The publication also names the top prospects from the QMJHL for the upcoming entry draft.

Here is what they had to say about Saint John Sea Dogs forward Stanislav Galiev:

The Russian-born forward left Russia a year ago, spending last season in the USHL, where was the seventh-leading scorer in the league with 29 goals and 64 points. The Saint John Sea Dogs traded with Halifax to grab him with the first pick of the 2009 CHL Import Draft in July, and so far the move seems to have worked.

The 6-foot, 177-pound left wing has 7 points and a plus-5 rating in his first 10 games with the Sea Dogs.

"He's got some skills," NHL Central Scouting's Chris Bordeleau told NHL.com. "Good skater, he's got good size, he's involved. Good offensive skills. ... I think he's going to be a pretty good kid."

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