The Carolina Hurricanes have selected yet another Russian, and a Russian defenseman at that, taking Roman Bausov with the 87th overall pick.

Bausov, 18, is a big boy, standing at 6-foot-5, but still needs to fill out his frame as he was weighs in at just 190 pounds.

The blueliner appeared in 41 MHL games this season with MHK Dynamo St. Petersburg, posting two goals and 11 points. 

The Canes have built up quite the collection of Russian defensemen over the last two years: 2024 - Roman Shokhrin, Timur Kol, Alexander Siryatsky; 2025 - Kurban Limatov, Bausov.

'We Feel Like We're In A Good Position': Carolina GM Eric Tulsky On Day 1 Of 2025 Draft Day 1 of the 2025 NHL Draft came and went (it took much longer than anyone would have liked) and the Carolina Hurricanes only move of the evening was to move down the draft, <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/carolina-hurricanes-trade-out-of-first-round-again" target="_blank">trading their first-round selection</a> for two second-round picks and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

Carolina Hurricanes 2025 Draft Class

Semyon Frolov
Charlie Cerrato
Ivan Ryabkin
Kurban Limatov
Roman Bausov
Viggo Nordlund
Filip Ekberg

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