Kirill Gotovets

Kirill Gotovets
Born (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991
Minsk, Belarus
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 HC Dinamo Minsk
Milwaukee Admirals
Rockford IceHogs
Manitoba Moose
National team  Belarus
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2014–present

Kirill Gotovets (born June 25, 1991) is a Belarusian ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team.[1]

Playing career

He played for four years at Cornell University between 2010 and 2014. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning as number 183 overall, in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

On April 2, 2013 his NHL rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Philippe Paradis.[2] He was also a first round selection in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft. The following year on July 21, 2014, Gotovets signed a one-year AHL contract with Blackhawks affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.[3]

On June 12, 2015, Gotovets was signed to another one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs for the 2015-16 season. Gotovets, who spent much of the 2014-15 season playing for the ECHL's Indy Fuel, was called up to Rockford towards the end of the regular season and saw further action in 8 Calder Cup Playoff matches, netting the game-winning goal in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.[4]

After two seasons with the IceHogs, Gotovets left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal to return to Belarus with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League on July 28, 2016.[5] In the ensuing 2016-17 season, Gotovets added to the depth in the blueline, appearing in 24 games for 5 points.

On July 10, 2017, Gotovets opted to return to North America, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with Canadian based club, the Manitoba Moose, affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets.[6] In the 2017-18 season, Gotovets secured a regular role on the blueline, appearing in 57 games and posting 13 points.

On May 28, 2018, Gotovets as a free agent opted to return to hometown club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL, on a two-year contract.[7]

International play

Gotovets was named to the Belarus men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[8]

References

  1. ↑ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. ↑ "Kirill Gotovets". Hockey Database. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Gotovets agrees to one-year deal with IceHogs". Rockford IceHogs. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  4. ↑ "GOTOVETS AGREES TO AHL DEAL WITH ROCKFORD". icehogs.com. Rockford IceHogs. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Gotovets signs contract to return to Belarus" (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Moose sign Gotovets and Dienes". Manitoba Moose. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Gotovets returns to Minsk" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  8. ↑ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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