Ilya Lyubushkin
| Ilya Lyubushkin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 April 1994 Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Arizona Coyotes Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Ilya Nikolaevich Lyubushkin (Russian: Илья Николаевич Любушкин; born 6 April 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing under contract to the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Lyubushkin made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2012–13 KHL season.[1]
He played his first five professional seasons with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl before opting as a free agent following the 2017–18 season, to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 23 May 2018.[2]
In his debut season in North America in the 2018–19 season, Lyubushkin remained on the Coyotes roster for the duration of the year, adding a defensive physical presence. He registered 4 assists in 41 games while finishing fourth on the team and third among all NHL rookies with 150 hits. On 14 June 2019, Lyubushkin was re-signed to a one-year contract to continue with the Arizona Coyotes.[3]
As a restricted free agent, Lyubushkin returned for a third season with the Coyotes by agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract extension on 5 October 2020.[4] He was later returned on loan by the Coyotes to join former club, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, until the commencement of NHL training camp on 28 October 2020.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Kuznetskie Medvedi | MHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 | VHL | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | ||
| 2013–14 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 60 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 55 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 60 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 50 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 51 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 262 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 260 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 85 | ||||
| NHL totals | 92 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russia | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||
References
- ^ "Ilya Lyubushkin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Lyubushkin to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Coyotes sign Lyubushkin to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Coyotes re-sign Capobianco and Lyubushkin". Arizona Coyotes. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Ilya Lyubushkim at Lokomotiv" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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