Kirill Slepets
| Kirill Slepets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 April 1999 Khabarovsk, Russia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | ||
| NHL draft |
152nd overall, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Kirill Slepets (born 6 April 1999) is an Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 152nd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Playing career
As a youth Slepets played within the junior ranks of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He made his full professional debut in the 2018–19 season, appearing in 10 games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, scoring 1 goal. While showinga high offensive potential at the junior levels, Slepets was selected in the fifth round, 152nd overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.
Slepets continued his development in Russia, playing in the second tier Supreme Hockey League with Buran Voronezh before he was traded by Lokomotiv to Latvian KHL club, Dinamo Riga, on 13 November 2019.[2] In the 2019–20 season, Slepets made 33 appearances with Riga, posting 3 goals and 7 points.
References
- ^ "Hurricanes stock up on draft picks". The Times-News. 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Lokomotiv trades Kirill Slepets to Dinamo Riga". Kontinental Hockey League. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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