Ziyat Paigin

Ziyat Paigin
Born (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995
Penza, Russia
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free agent
Ak Bars Kazan
HC Sochi
Bakersfield Condors
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 209th overall, 2015
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2014–present

Ziyat Asiyatovich Paigin (Russian: Зият Асиятович Пайгин; born 8 February 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected with the Oilers' last pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, 209th overall.

Playing career

Paigin played youth hockey with Dizel Penza before he was drafted in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft, 82nd overall by Ak Bars Kazan. Paigin made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with Ak Bars Kazan during the 2014–15 KHL season registering a goal and assist in 33 games.[1]

In the following 2015–16 season, despite Paigin's size and potential he was unable to break into Kazan's blueline full-time and after 8 games was traded to HC Sochi on 10 October 2015.[2] Inserted into a regular role on Sochi's defense, Paigin instantly broke out offensively, scoring 9 goals and 27 points in 37 games and as a result was selected to participate in the 2016 KHL All-Star Game.

In the off-season, despite Sochi's attempts to extend the contract of Paigin, he was traded back to original club, Ak Bars Kazan, in exchange for financial compensation on 2 May 2016.[3] In the following 2016–17 season, Paigin failed to build upon his previous season's success with Sochi. With reduced ice-time and also hampered by injury, Paigin posted 1 goal and 4 points in 17 games with Ak Bars. Incurring a demotion with Bars Kazan of the VHL at seasons end, Paigin opted to pursue his NHL ambitions in agreeing to an amateur try-out contract with the Oilers American Hockey League affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on 5 April 2017.[4] Paigin reportedly was not happy with his ice time and role within his KHL team.[5] On 11 April 2017, Paigin was signed by the Oilers to a two-year entry-level contract.[6]

In the 2017–18 season, after attending the Oilers' training camp, Paigin was among the first cuts re-assigned to continue with the Condors. He appeared in just 7 scoreless games and also masked as a frequent healthy scratch before Paigin was placed on unconditional waivers by the Oilers in order for a mutual termination of his contract on 21 November 2017.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Bars Kazan MHL 46 3 9 12 16 4 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Bars Kazan MHL 47 3 8 11 14 12 0 1 1 2
2014–15 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 33 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Bars Kazan VHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Bars Kazan VHL 10 1 4 5 2 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Sochi KHL 37 9 18 27 8 4 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 17 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Bars Kazan VHL 17 5 2 7 24 — — — — —
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
KHL totals 95 11 23 34 16 6 0 0 0 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Russia WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 20
Junior totals 7 1 2 3 20

References

  1. ↑ "Ziyat paigin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  2. ↑ "HC Sochi acquire Ziyat Paigin" (in Russian). HC Sochi. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Ziyat Paigin leaving the Black Sea club" (in Russian). HC Sochi. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Condors sign Paigin to ATO". Bakersfield Condors. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  5. ↑ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (9 April 2017). "Oilers' Prospect Ziyat Paigin Happy After Move Overseas". The Hockey Writers.
  6. ↑ "Oilers sign pair to ELC's". Edmonton Oilers. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  7. ↑ "Edmonton Oilers organization cut ties with Russian prospect Ziyat Paigin". Edmonton Journal. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2017-11-21.


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