Lightning select F Oleg Kulebiakin with 52nd overall pick in 2026 NHL Draft
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Key Points:
- The Tampa Bay Lightning selected forward Oleg Kulebiakin with the 52nd overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
- Kulebiakin, 18, led the Halifax Mooseheads in assists (44) and points (73) during the 2025-26 QMJHL season, scoring 29 goals in 64 games.
- The 5-foot-11 left-winger from St. Petersburg, Russia, is committed to play for the University of Massachusetts in the 2027-28 season.
- Tampa Bay acquired the 52nd pick from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for picks 58 and 133 in the 2026 draft.
