Vladislav Namestnikov
| Vlad Namestnikov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 22, 1992 Voskresensk, Russia[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch (American Hockey League) | ||
| NHL draft |
27th overall, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Vladislav Namestnikov (born November 22, 1992) is a Russian ice hockey player who plays for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League. He was selected 27th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
His father, Evgeny Namestnikov,[2] was a player for the Vancouver Canucks and also played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod; his mother is Vyacheslav Kozlov's sister.[3] His uncle Ivan Novoseltsev is also a hockey player. The family emigrated to the United States in 1993 when Vladislav was eight months old, initially arriving in Salt Lake City.[1] When he was eight, he returned to Voskresensk to hone his skills[2] eventually playing in the Russian Major League with Khimik Voskresensk at age 16.[2][4] He was picked by the London Knights 20th in the 2010 Ontario Hockey League entry draft.[5] Namestinkov is nephew to former Detroit Red Wings Left winger Vyacheslav Koslov who was the line mate of former Detroit Red Wing and current Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman.
Namestnikov was picked 11th overall in the Kontinental Hockey League draft by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod but has said "I'm not going back there to play."[3]
Notable awards and honours
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009-10 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS-2 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | London Knights | OHL | 68 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | London Knights | OHL | 63 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | ||
References
- ^ a b Dalla Costa, Morris (October 26, 2010). "Knights rookie quiet but deadly". lfpress.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c Morreale, Mike G. (February 7, 2011). "Namestnikov blends Russian, North American styles". nhl.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ a b Pyette, Ryan (June 9, 2011). "Namestnikov rides first-round bubble". lfpress.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ Pyette, Ryan (August 25, 2010). "The Russians are (almost) coming". lfpress.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ Pyette, Ryan (July 2, 2010). "Grabbing Russians gamble by Hunter". lfpress.com. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ http://dansallows.com/player-profile-vladislav-namestnikov/
External links
- Vladislav Namestnikov career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Vladislav Namestnikov career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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