Mikhail Shalagin
Mikhail Shalagin (born 19 September 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Mikhail Shalagin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 September 1999 Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Spartak Moscow Khimik Voskresensk (VHL) Syracuse Crunch | ||
| NHL Draft |
198th overall, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Playing career
Shalagin played as a youth within the HC Spartak Moscow organization, making his professional debut in the Supreme Hockey League on loan to Khimik Voskresensk in the 2017–18 season.
He made his Kontinental Hockey League debut for Spartak Moscow during the 2018–19 KHL season, playing in four regular season games.[1] He primarily played 43 games with junior team JHC Spartak Moscow of the MHL tallying 75 points, earning MHL MVP honors. His 48 goals set a new league record for the most in one season.
Having gone unselected in the 2017 and 2018 NHL Entry Draft,[2] Shalagin was drafted in the seventh round, 198th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.[3]
Out of contract with Spartak Moscow, Shalagin opted to move to North America to continue his development within the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. On 6 September 2019, Shalagin was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Lightning's affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.[4] After attending the Lightning's prospect and training camp, Shalagin was participated in the Crunch's training camp. He was later assigned to play the 2019–20 season with ECHL affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears, posting 7 goals and 10 points in 41 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a free agent and with the uncertainty to the resumption of play in North America, Shalagin opted to return to his original club Spartak Moscow by agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on 15 July 2020.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | MHK Spartak Moscow | MHL | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | MHK Spartak Moscow | MHL | 63 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | MHK Spartak Moscow | MHL | 43 | 48 | 27 | 75 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Khimik Voskresensk | VHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 41 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| MHL | ||
| Most Goals (48) | 2019 | |
| MVP | 2019 | |
References
- "Mikhail Shalagin player profile" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Mikhail Shalagin Scouting Report: 2019 NHL Draft #74". lastwordonhockey.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "Lightning select LW Mikhail Shalagin with seventh-round pick". Tampa Bay Lightning. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Syracuse Crunch sign forward Mikahil Shalagin to AHL contract". Syracuse Crunch. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- "Mikhail Shalagin returns to Spartak" (in Russian). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com