The Bruins finish their draft by going Loko!…to get a center.
The Bruins finished up their draft by going back to the Rooskies, this time by using the 165th overall pick to pick center Kirill Yemelyanov from the Lokomotiv system!
With pick 165 in the sixth round, the Bruins take Russian center Kirill Yemelyanov. 6-feet, 170 pounds, left shot. 13-10-23 in 35 games for Yaroslavl in the MHL.
That is the Bruins’ final scheduled pick in the 2025 draft.
— Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin9) June 28, 2025
EliteProspects sure loved this guy:
A playoff performance can push a prospect significantly up our board. This is what happened with Kirill Yemelyanov, whowent from a fringe board player to landing at 116th overall. That he would perform even better in a tighter setting wasn’t surprising, however, considering the way he developed his game.Yemelyanov plays the game like a true centre, having the supportive, physical, and playmaking elements needed to shine in that role. He roams the defensive zone, stopping in the right spots, and providing assistance to his defencemen, before launching the attack with short passes. Attacking through the neutral zone, he stays connected with teammates, skating over and underplayers and east-west, filling available gaps and entering the offensive zone with control. There, he continues to show the same distribution and ability to move away from the puck…Although he lacks strength right now, his physical abilities project as above average. He already knows how to leverage his frame to win battles and routinely makes plays off the wall to teammates in space. That part of his skill set shined even morein the postseason, where he became his team’s best play-driver. If Yemelyanov can continue to develop physicality and further refine his two-way habits, he could rise to a bottom-six NHL spot.
I mean, if a guy in the 6th round even makes it to the NHL, that’s considered a win, but it seems like they liked him a lot more than a lot of the other GMs; ranking him 116th. So who knows? Maybe he’ll find a groove and make his way stateside!
Here are his stats:
Let’s all welcome Kirill to the Black and Gold!