BUFFALO, N.Y. – Penn State had a pair of incoming freshmen hear their names called during day two of the 2026 NHL Draft at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday afternoon.
Forward Egor Shilov (Tyumen, Russia) was selected by the Colorado Avalanche with the 43rd overall pick in the second round while goaltender Ryder Fetterolf (Pittsburgh, Pa.) went in the fourth round at No. 125 to the Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes.
A cerebral and versatile center with elite vision and high-end puck skills, the 6-1, 180-pound Shilov will be a must-see prospect in Hockey Valley this fall.
The left-handed shot, No. 19 on NHL Central Scouting’s final ranking of North American skaters all season, led the Victoriaville Tigres with 82 points and 50 assists while ranking second with 32 goals in 63 games this season in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He then added five points in four playoff games on a pair of goals and three assists.
Shilov’s 82 points ranked seventh in the QMJHL and tops amongst rookies while his 50 assists were good for ninth and his 32 goals tied for 14th.
Shilov began his junior hockey career with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL joining the team midway through the 2024-25 season and putting up 28 points on 11 goals and 17 assists in 39 games. He finished the year in the top-20 for rookies in each offensive category, an impressive feat without playing the full 62-game schedule.
The Tyumen, Russia native spent the first part of the 2024-25 campaign with the Long Island Gulls 16U AAA squad scoring 33 goals with 15 assists for 38 points in 31 games after coming over from the Motherland.
Fetterolf becomes just the fourth Nittany Lion goaltender to be drafted and the second highest behind Eamon McAdam who was selected with the 70th-overall pick in the third round in 2013.
Arsenii Sergeev was selected in the seventh round, 205th-overall, in 2021 while Kevin Reidler was selected in the fifth round at No. 151 in 2022.
Standing at 6-foot, 185, Fetterolf uses his strong skating and athletic ability to keep the puck out of the net. His strong edges allow him to mobilize quickly towards the play while his impressive post-to-post explosiveness helps him stop plays toward the back-door.
Fetterolf was named both the CHL and OHL Goaltender of the Year while also being selected to the CHL First All-Star Team as well as the CHL All-Rookie squad after posting a 29-9-3 record with an OHL leading 2.07 goals-against average along with a .923 save percentage with six shutouts in 41 games during his first season with the Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League.
Prior to his time in the OHL, Fetterolf spent three seasons at Gilmour Academy in Ohio posting strong numbers each year including a .940 save percentage and a 1.64 goals-against average in 61 games as a junior in 2024-25.