The New York Islanders traded their first-round pick (no. 13) on July 7, trading it to the Montreal Canadiens for 22-year-old defenseman Alexander Romanov.

Alexander Romanov:

Position: D

Shoots: Left

Height: 6’1’’

Weight: 209lbs.

Nationality: Russian

Draft: Montreal, 2nd round (38th overall), 2018 Draft

Career Statistics:

4G, 15A, 19P in 133 NHL GP

4 NHL playoff GP

• He appeared in 133 NHL games during his first two seasons, the most of any player selected in the second round or later of the 2018 draft.
  
• He is one day older than Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson. Romanov was born January 6, 2000, Dobson was born January 7, 2000.
  
• He was the youngest defenseman in Canadiens' history to score a goal in the Stanley Cup Finals
  
• In 2021-22, Romanov was awarded the Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy in Montreal. The trophy is awarded to the player who played a dominant role during the regular season, without earning any honor.
  
• In 2019, Romanov was named the best defenseman of the IIHF World Junior Championship and was voted to the All-Star Team.
  
• Romanov played for CSKA in the KHL, where he was teammates with Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin for three seasons.
  

Awards by season (via Elite Prospects):

2018-2019

KHL Gagarin Cup Champion

KHL Rookie of the Week (Oct. 15)

U20 WJC All-Star Team

U20 WJC Best Defenseman

U20 WJC Best Plus/Minus (+12)

U20 WJC Bronze Medal

U20 WJC Most Assists (7)

U20 WJC Most Assists by Defenseman (7)

U20 WJC Most Points by Defenseman (8)

2019-2020

U20 WJC All-Star Team