Danbury Hat Tricks Select Denis Gafarov in Dispersal Draft

by Chris Lynch

Danbury, CT- The Danbury Hat Tricks selected forward Denis Gafarov from the Delaware Thunder in the FPHL's dispersal draft held today. 

Gafarov, a 5-10 forward hailing from Kazakhstan, made his North American debut last season with the Thunder, playing 53 games and leading the team in overall scoring and in goal scoring (28G, 23A, 51P). 

Against the Hat Tricks last season, Gafarov scored 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in 9 games, highlighted by a 2 goal, four point outburst on December 23rd at the Danbury Ice Arena. 

The Danbury Hat Tricks begin their new season on Friday, October 13th against the Watertown Wolves.