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Russia Valeri Nichushkin

a.k.a. "Val, Valery Nichushkin"
#13 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Mar 04, 1995
Position
RW
Age
27
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Chelyabinsk, RUS
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Contract
29/30
Cap Hit
$6,125,000 Powered by
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Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 1 #10 overall by Dallas Stars
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time KHL Aleksei Cherepanov (Best Rookie) Award 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 38 4 6 10 6 -10 |
Russia U17 WHC-17 5 3 3 6 0 - |
Russia U18 WJC-18 6 2 0 2 0 1 |
2012-13 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 18 4 2 6 0 6 | Playoffs 25 6 3 9 0 5
Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL 15 8 2 10 4 8 |
Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 9 4 4 8 0 4 |
Russia U18 WJC-18 6 4 3 7 0 0 |
Russia U20 WJC-20 6 1 1 2 25 5 |
2013-14 Dallas Stars NHL 79 14 20 34 8 20 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 1
Russia OG 5 1 0 1 0 -2 |
Russia (all) International 5 1 0 1 0 - |
2014-15 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 1 1 2 -5 |
Texas Stars AHL 5 0 4 4 12 -6 |
Russia (all) International 2 0 2 2 2 - |
2015-16 Dallas Stars NHL 79 9 20 29 12 2 | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 2 -2
2016-17 CSKA Moskva KHL 36 11 13 24 9 25 | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 4 3
Russia WC 6 0 3 3 0 1 |
Russia (all) International 15 1 7 8 0 5 |
2017-18 CSKA Moskva KHL 50 16 11 27 14 11 | Playoffs 19 3 6 9 4 4
Russia (all) International 4 1 0 1 2 - |
2018-19 Dallas Stars NHL 57 0 10 10 0 -4 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019-20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 13 14 27 14 26 | Playoffs 15 2 1 3 2 0
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche NHL 55 10 11 21 4 9 | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 10 -3
2021-22 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 25 27 52 14 21 | Playoffs 20 9 6 15 8 6
2022-23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 7 5 12 0 1 |
Projected NHL 66 66 47 113 0 9 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Team Urals U15 Districts Cup U15 5 5 4 9 4 2 |
Team Urals U16 Districts Cup U16 5 3 2 5 0 1 |
2011-12 Russia U19 WJAC-19 4 0 0 0 2 - |
2012-13 Russian Selects Jr Super Series 5 0 0 0 0 3 |
2014-15 Russia EHT 2 0 2 2 2 -1 |
2016-17 Russia EHT 9 1 4 5 0 4 |
2017-18 Russia EHT 5 2 0 2 2 2 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-10-25T20:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ New York Rangers
2022-10-22T22:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Vegas Golden Knights
2022-10-21T21:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken
2022-10-19T20:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets
2022-10-17T20:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Minnesota Wild
2022-10-13T21:30:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames
2022-10-12T21:30:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 5 0 4 4 0.80 12 -6 | 0
Districts Cup U15 1 5 5 4 9 1.80 4 2 | 0
Districts Cup U16 1 5 3 2 5 1.00 0 1 | 0
EHT 3 16 3 6 9 0.56 4 5 | 0
International 4 26 3 9 12 0.46 4 5 | 0
Jr Super Series 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 | 0
KHL 3 104 31 26 57 0.55 23 42 | 3 53 10 13 23 0.43 8 12
MHL 2 47 8 10 18 0.38 6 -6 | 0
NHL 8 412 78 108 186 0.45 54 70 | 6 62 13 11 24 0.39 24 2
OG 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 -2 | 0
VHL 1 15 8 2 10 0.67 4 8 | 0
WC 1 6 0 3 3 0.50 0 1 | 0
WHC-17 1 5 3 3 6 1.20 0 - | 0
WJAC-19 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
WJC-18 2 12 6 3 9 0.75 0 1 | 0
WJC-20 1 6 1 1 2 0.33 25 5 | 0
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Strength
17
Shooting Accuracy
17
Teamwork
16
Speed
16
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Andrei Mironov (D) 2011-2017 5 Russia, Russia, Russia (all), Russia U18, Russia U20, Russian Selects U20
Maxim Karpov (F) 2011-2017 5 Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk, Russia, Russia (all), Traktor Chelyabinsk
Vladislav Gavrikov (D) 2011-2018 5 Russia, Russia, Russia (all), Russia U17, Russia U18
Nikita Zaitsev (D) 2013-2018 4 Russia, Russia (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/11/2022
07/11/2022 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
10/10/2020
10/10/2020 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
08/19/2019
08/19/2019 Confirmed Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche
06/30/2019
06/30/2019 Confirmed Dallas Stars Unknown
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed CSKA Moskva Dallas Stars
09/20/2016
09/20/2016 Confirmed Dallas Stars CSKA Moskva
07/06/2013
07/06/2013 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Dallas Stars
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 1 #11 overall by Traktor Chelyabinsk in the KHL Draft

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #5 by FCHockey

Career Transactions
- 2013-07-06 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Dallas Stars

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