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Russia Valentin Zykov
#90 SKA St. Petersburg / KHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time CHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
May 15, 1995
Position
LW/RW
Age
30
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
St. Petersburg, RUS
Weight
231 lbs / 105 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2013 round 2 #37 overall by Los Angeles Kings

A highly skilled offensive minded player. Zykov is strong, skates very well and has impressive hands and creativity. Good scorer and potential to become a high scoring player in the future. (EP, 2013)

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Valentin Zykov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 CSKA Moskva U16 Russia U16 29* 32* 28* 60* 24* -* |
2011-12 CSKA Moskva U17 Russia U17 -* 3* 0* 3* -* -* |
Krasnaya Armiya Moskva MHL 52* 5* 6* 11* 105* -4* | Playoffs 18 0 2 2 4 -5
Russia U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2012-13 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 67* 40* 35* 75* 60* 29* | Playoffs 19 10 9 19 18 13
2013-14 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 53* 23* 40* 63* 70* 32* | Playoffs 22 7 15 22 14 -2
Russia U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2014-15 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 16* 6* 12* 18* 22* 0* |
Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 26* 15* 13* 28* 38* 4* | Playoffs 11 3 4 7 20 1
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
2015-16 Ontario Reign AHL 43* 7* 7* 14* 20* 7* |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
2016-17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 66* 16* 18* 34* 57* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 3
2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10* 3* 4* 7* 2* 4* |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 63* 33* 21* 54* 45* -13* | Playoffs 8 4 2 6 8 -2
2018-19 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 13* 0* 3* 3* 0* -1* |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 6* 2* 0* 2* 16* -1* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Vegas Golden Knights NHL 10* 2* 0* 2* 0* -3* |
2019-20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 15* 1* 3* 4* 6* -2* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 29* 10* 5* 15* 22* -4* |
2020-21 MODO Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 7* 2* 2* 4* 8* 3* |
2021-22 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 21* 3* 1* 4* 14* 3* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 4 -2
2022-23 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 54* 8* 16* 24* 16* 4* | Playoffs 16 1 2 3 6 -4
Russia 25 (all) International 9* 7* 5* 12* 4* 3* |
2023-24 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 52* 13* 15* 28* 47* 13* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 6 0
Russia 25 (all) International 6* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
2024-25 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 56* 15* 14* 29* 55* 13* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 6 -2
2025-26 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 24* 8* 8* 16* 10* -1* |
Projected KHL 61* 20* 20* 40* 25* -3* |

Valentin Zykov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 CSKA Moskva U16 Russia U16 Finals 5* 5* 3* 8* 2* 6* |
2011-12 Krasnaya Armiya Moskva JCWC 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Russia U18 WJAC-19 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2012-13 Russian Selects Jr Super Series 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2013-14 Russian Selects Jr Super Series 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |

Valentin Zykov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 209* 68* 51* 119* 0.57* 160* -9* | 2 13 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.62 * 10 * 1 *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 7* 2* 2* 4* 0.57* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 15* 9* 9* 18* 1.20* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 2 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 5 207* 47* 54* 101* 0.49* 142* 32* | 4 34 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.24 * 22 * -8 *
MHL 1 52* 5* 6* 11* 0.21* 105* -4* | 1 18 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.11 * 4 * -5 *
NHL 4 55* 7* 10* 17* 0.31* 10* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 3 162* 84* 100* 184* 1.14* 190* 65* | 3 52 20 * 28 * 48 * 0.92 * 52 * 12 *
Russia U16 1 29* 32* 28* 60* 2.07* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U16 Finals 1 5* 5* 3* 8* 1.60* 2* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U17 1 -* 3* 0* 3* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Valentin Zykov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/01/2024
05/01/2024 Extension SKA St. Petersburg SKA St. Petersburg
04/28/2022
04/28/2022 Extension SKA St. Petersburg SKA St. Petersburg
10/12/2021
10/12/2021 Confirmed MoDo Hockey SKA St. Petersburg
02/12/2021
02/12/2021 Confirmed No team MODO Hockey
12/29/2018
12/29/2018 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Vegas Golden Knights
11/30/2018
11/30/2018 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Edmonton Oilers
06/29/2018
06/29/2018 Extension Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
02/29/2016
02/29/2016 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Carolina Hurricanes
01/02/2015
01/02/2015 Confirmed Baie-Comeau Drakkar Gatineau Olympiques
05/27/2014
05/27/2014 Confirmed Baie-Comeau Drakkar Los Angeles Kings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 2 #50 overall by CSKA Moskva in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2012, 2 #76 overall by Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the CHL Import Draft

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #19 by FCHockey

On March 9, 2017, Zykov scored his first NHL goal in a game against the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta was in net for New York.