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Nik Antropov was drafted 10th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1999. He joins the Hockey Illuminati for Episode 15. After growing up in Kazakhstan and playing his junior hockey in Russia Nik moved to North America to begin his NHL career. It was not an easy transition, knowing very little English, becoming a dad at age 20 and dealing with two serious knee injuries all while playing under the bright lights of Toronto was not easy. Yet Nik persevered and went on to play nearly 800 NHL games and record 465 points, mostly with Toronto. Episode highlights include;