Born Apr 17, 2008 · Minsk, Belarus — Drafted 2026 · Rd 5, #21 overall
| SEASON | GP | W | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 20 | 10 | 1.94 | .913 | 2 |
| CAREER | 20 | 10 | 1.94 | .913 | 2 |
Daniil Rusakovich
New Jersey Devils
2026 NHL Draft · No. 149 overall
2025-26 Season
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dinamo-Shinnik Jr. (MHL) | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1.94 | .913 | 2 |
| Career | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1.94 | .913 | 2 |
Daniil Rusakovich is a goaltender selected by the New Jersey Devils in the fifth round (149th overall) of the 2026 NHL Draft. Born April 17, 2008 in Minsk, the 6-foot-4 Belarusian netminder catches with his left hand and is a product of the Dinamo Minsk organization — the same system that produced Aleksei Kolosov, the first Belarusian goaltender ever to start an NHL game.
In 2025-26 he played for Babruysk Dinamo-Shinnik, a Belarus-based club that competes in Russia's MHL, the KHL's top junior league. He posted a sparkling 1.94 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage with two shutouts across 20 games — a goals-against mark that was the best on his own team. With Belarus sidelined from international competition, the Devils made him a conviction pick on club tape alone, drawn to his size and his tracking and rebound control.
NHL Central Scouting rated him among the class's ranked International goaltenders — a big, projectable netminder with plenty of developmental runway. InGoal Magazine will expand its coverage as his career develops.
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Who drafted Daniil Rusakovich?
Daniil Rusakovich was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 2026 NHL Draft (Round 5, No. 149 overall).
What team does Daniil Rusakovich play for?
Daniil Rusakovich plays for the Dinamo-Shinnik Jr. (Babruysk) in Russia’s junior MHL.
How big is Daniil Rusakovich?
Daniil Rusakovich is listed at 6’4″, 183 pounds, and catches left.
Where is Daniil Rusakovich from?
Daniil Rusakovich was born in Minsk, Belarus.
What kind of goaltender is Daniil Rusakovich?
Calm and team-first, by his own account. After a 7-0 shutout for Belarus’s under-20 team — as a 17-year-old — he told the Belarusian outlet Belarus Hockey, “I did not think about the shutout, because that disrupts the rhythm; I was only thinking about catching the puck.” A Minsk product of the Dinamo system, he was the academy starter ahead of fellow 2026 draftee Matvei Nikonovich.
Where is Daniil Rusakovich from?
He is Belarusian, born in Minsk, and came up through the Dinamo Minsk organization — the same system that produced Aleksei Kolosov, the first Belarusian goaltender to start an NHL game.
What league does Rusakovich play in?
His club, Babruysk Dinamo-Shinnik, is based in Belarus but competes in Russia’s MHL — the KHL’s top junior league — so he faced Russian junior competition nightly in his draft season.
Where was Daniil Rusakovich drafted?
The New Jersey Devils selected him in the fifth round, 149th overall, in the 2026 NHL Draft.
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Sources & credits: This profile is compiled from club, league and local-media reporting — among them NHL.com and the NHL clubs, the CHL and its member leagues (OHL, WHL and QMJHL), the USHL, NAHL, USA Hockey, Hockey Canada, the IIHF and national federations, plus regional and club outlets. Any direct quotes belong to their original publishers; career data via Elite Prospects.