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June 30, 2015

The Skinny On Ottawa's New 230-Pound Defenceman

Big, tall, left-handed, European defencemen haven’t exactly been an oddity with the Ottawa 67’s, and today they made sure to carry on what’s becoming a tradition on their blueline.
6’4 Slovak Mike Cajkovsky spent the latter two of his three OHL seasons in a 67’s uniform while 6’3 Alex Lintuniemi was a workhorse for the team’s blueline last year.
Teams are no longer able to trade up in the CHL Import Draft, but Ottawa found a different way to climb the ladder, taking 6’9, 230-pound Stepan Falkovsky, who All Stars Global Sports Management labels “the best young defence(man) in Belarus,” with their top import pick.