Ziyat Paigin
| Ziyat Paigin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 | 
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||||
References
- ^ "Ziyat paigin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "HC Sochi acquire Ziyat Paigin" (in Russian). HC Sochi. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ziyat Paigin leaving the Black Sea club" (in Russian). HC Sochi. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Condors sign Paigin to ATO". Bakersfield Condors. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Seren Rosso, Alessandro (9 April 2017). "Oilers' Prospect Ziyat Paigin Happy After Move Overseas". The Hockey Writers.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Oilers sign pair to ELC's". Edmonton Oilers. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Edmonton Oilers organization cut ties with Russian prospect Ziyat Paigin". Edmonton Journal. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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