Kirill Polokhov

Kirill Polokhov
Born (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998
Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Astana
Arystan Temirtau
National team  Kazakhstan
NHL Draft Eligible, 2019
Playing career 2014–present

Kirill Vladimirovich Polokhov (Russian: Кирилл Владимирович Полохов; born 23 March 1998) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Polokhov developed with the Yunost Karagandy and Tyumensky Legion of the Russian Junior Hockey League.[1] In 2014, he joined Arystan Temirtau of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship at age of 16. In his first season in senior level, he recorded 3 assists in 34 games. In 2015, he signed by Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League to play in its junior affiliate team Snezhnye Barsy of the Junior Hockey League (MHL). In his inaugural season in the MHL, he recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in 41 games with +9. In the 2016−17 season, he was selected to play in the MHL All-Star Game. He finished the season with 13 points in 50 games.

During 2017 pre-season, Yevgeni Koreshkov selected Polokhov to play in Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On 18 August 2017, he scored his first goal for Barys during Viktor Blinov Memorial Tournament against Amur Khabarovsk.[2] On 24 August 2017, he made his KHL debut in the match against Spartak Moscow. On 25 September 2017, Polokhov scored his first KHL goal in the match against SKA Saint Petersburg.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Arystan Temirtau KAZ 3003339 40000
2015–16 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 4111271 70004
2016–17 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 50491322 —————
2017–18 Barys Astana KHL 521125 —————
2017–18 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 70220 —————

International

Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Kazakhstan U18 U18 (Div I) 5 0 1 1 4
2015 Kazakhstan U18 U18 (Div I) 5 0 1 1 0
2015 Kazakhstan U20 WJC (Div I) 5 0 0 0 2
2016 Kazakhstan U20 WJC (Div I) 5 0 2 2 2
2017 Kazakhstan WC (Div I) 5 0 1 1 2
Junior int'l totals 20 0 4 4 8
Senior int'l totals 5 0 1 1 2

References

  1. ↑ Полохов Кирилл Владимирович [Polokhov Kirill Vladimirovich] (in Russian). r-hockey.ru. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "HC Barys edged out once again at Viktor Blinov Memorial". Kazinform. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Кирилл Полохов: "Стараюсь приносить пользу команде и соответствовать её уровню" [Kirill Polokhov: "I try to bring benefits to the team and correspond to the level"] (in Russian). Shaiba.kz. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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