The Prince Albert Raiders announced the signing of their recent first round pick from the C-H-L Import Draft Thursday morning.

Belarusian goaltender Tikhon Chayka inked his Standard W-H-L Player Agreement after the 18-year-old was selected 53rd overall by P-A last week. Following is the news release rom the Raiders…..

For Immediate Release

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Raiders Sign Tikhon Chayka to WHL Standard Player Agreement

Prince Albert, SK – The Prince Albert Raiders have signed 2003-born Belarusian goaltender Tikhon Chayka to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.

Chayka was selected 53rd overall in last week’s CHL Import Draft.

A product of Minsk, Belarus, Chayka is listed at 6’0 and 154 lbs. At the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship in Texas, he saw action in three games. He finished the tournament with a 2-1-0 record, 2.67 goals-against average and a 0.911 save percentage. His goals-against was the third best in the tournament. Chayka was named one of Belarus’ top-three players in the U18 World Championship.

Chayka spent last season with Team Belarus U18 in Belarus’ Extraliga B, posting a 3.60 goals-against average and a 0.870 save percentage in 29 appearances.