The Saskatoon Blades have signed their first round pick in the 2021 CHL Import Draft to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.

The native of Belarus was selected in the first round, 20th overall of the CHL Import Draft. Sidorov is expected to arrive in Saskatoon prior to the start of training camp this summer.

More on Sidorov’s background in the Blades news release:

Born and raised in Vitebsk, Belarus, Sidorov spent last year playing and training
under his home country’s national U17 and U18 development programs. The
majority of his workload came as an underage forward in the U18 ranks, dressing
in 24 games and racking up 14 points (7G-7A) along with 10 penalty minutes.

In April, the 5-foot-10, 154-pound playmaker left a noticeable impression in the
U18 World Hockey Championships. Sidorov wore his nation’s colours as an
underage forward, and led Team Belarus with five assists in five games, finishing
2nd in team scoring.

“Yegor had an outstanding tournament in Dallas this year as an underaged player at
the World U18’s showing an elite level of vision and playmaking,” stated Blades
General Manager Colin Priestner. “We feel he has a lot of upside and the potential
to be an early selection in the upcoming NHL Draft. We’re thrilled to have him
commit to us this season to help him achieve his hockey dreams.”

Sidorov is the first Belarus-born player to be selected by the Blades since the CHL
Import Draft was introduced in 1992. He was one of two players to hear their name
called by the Blades in this year’s draft, preceding 107th overall pick Moritz Elias
of Germany. He’s eligible to be drafted by an NHL team in 2022.

The Saskatoon Blades Hockey Club would like to welcome Yegor and his family
into the organization, and are thrilled with his decision to continue his development
in Blade City.