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Russia Valeri Nichushkin
#13 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
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
Date of Birth
Mar 04, 1995
Position
RW/LW
Age
30
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
NHL Rights
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 1 #10 overall by Dallas Stars
Agency
PREMIUM

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Valeri Nichushkin 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 53* 17* 30* 47* 2* 15* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -2
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 54* 28* 25* 53* 22* 5* | Playoffs 8 9 1 10 2 1
2024-25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 43* 21* 13* 34* 8* 11* | Playoffs 7 3 1 4 0 1
2025-26 Colorado Avalanche NHL 29* 8* 14* 22* 8* 5* |
Projected NHL 74* 20* 36* 56* 20* 13* |
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Valeri Nichushkin 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 U18 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* |

Valeri Nichushkin 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 11 584* 145* 185* 330* 0.57* 94* 105* | 9 79 26 * 13 * 39 * 0.49 * 26 * 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Valeri Nichushkin Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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
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