Whakakī i te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko te International Scouting Services (ISS) i whakanohoia a Tarasenko hei kaitakaro o te Pakeha, me te tuawha o te katoa, i roto i tana rarangi waenga-waenganui i mua i te
Ko te 2010 NHL Entry Draft. I whakaahuatia e nga kaitirotiro he kaha, he nekeneke, kaore he ngoikoretanga, i whakaatuhia e Tarasenko te hiahia ki te purei i te NHL, ahakoa ko tona papa, ko tana kaiako hoki me Sibir, i whakapono he mea nui kia noho tonu tana tama ki Russia. Ko Tarasenko i te mutunga i tuhia e St. Louis Blues i te rauna tuatahi, 16th katoa, i te 2010 Draft me te whiriwhiri i riro mai i te hokohoko mai i nga Ottawa Senators i riro mai a St. Louis hei utu mo David Rundblad.