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Russia Nail Yakupov

#65 Avangard Omsk / KHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1993
Position
RW/LW
Age
29
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Nizhnekamsk, RUS
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2012 round 1 #1 overall by Edmonton Oilers
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time CHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time CHL Top Draft Prospect Award 1
1-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1

Father: Rail Yakupov
Cousin: Raul Yakupov

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk U16 Russia U16 - - - - - - |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk-2 Russia3 13 4 3 7 16 - |
Russia U16 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - |
2009-10 Reaktor Nizhnekamsk MHL 14 4 2 6 26 -3 |
2010-11 Sarnia Sting OHL 65 49 52 101 71 -2 |
Russia U18 “A” WJC-18 7 6 7 13 6 -6 |
2011-12 Sarnia Sting OHL 42 31 38 69 30 15 | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 4 -7
Russia U20 WJC-20 7 0 9 9 6 4 |
2012-13 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 22 9 9 18 33 -4 |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 17 14 31 24 -4 |
Russia U20 “C” WJC-20 7 3 5 8 0 2 |
2013-14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 63 11 13 24 36 -33 |
2014-15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81 14 19 33 18 -35 |
2015-16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 8 15 23 24 -16 |
Russia (all) International 4 0 1 1 2 0 |
2016-17 St. Louis Blues NHL 40 3 6 9 14 -3 |
2017-18 Colorado Avalanche NHL 58 9 7 16 26 2 |
2018-19 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 47 23 10 33 30 22 | Playoffs 18 4 4 8 12 -1
Russia (all) International 4 2 2 4 2 3 |
2019-20 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 46 10 10 20 16 4 |
2020-21 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 15 1 5 6 10 -2 |
Avangard Omsk KHL 22 6 4 10 6 6 |
2021-22 Avangard Omsk KHL 43 9 17 26 14 9 | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 2 -1
2022-23   Avangard Omsk KHL 13 4 2 6 4 -7 |
  Projected KHL 22 7 3 10 7 -12 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Team Volga Region U14 Districts Cup U14 - - - - - - |
2007-08 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk U16 Russia U16 Finals - 2 1 3 - - |
Team Volga Region U15 Districts Cup U15 5 5 1 6 6 1 |
Team Volga Region U16 Districts Cup U16 - - - - - - |
2008-09 Team Volga Region U16 “A” Districts Cup U16 5 7 7 14 12 10 |
Team Volga Region U17 Districts Cup U17 5 8 5 13 16 7 |
2009-10 Team Volga Region U17 “A” Districts Cup U17 5 4 6 10 10 - |
Russia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 3 2 5 4 3 |
Russia U18 WJAC-19 4 2 1 3 8 - |
2010-11 Russia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 3 2 5 2 1 |
Russian Selects Jr Super Series 1 0 0 0 2 0 |
2011-12 Russian Selects Jr Super Series 1 0 2 2 0 2 |
2012-13 Russia U20 “C” CAN-RUS Challenge 4 1 3 4 0 - |
Russian Selects “C” Jr Super Series 6 2 2 4 8 2 |
2015-16 Russia EHT 4 0 1 1 2 0 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
KHL
2022-10-04T17:00:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2022-10-01T16:30:00+0300 Avangard Omsk vs Sibir Novosibirsk
2022-09-27T19:30:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Dynamo Moskva
2022-09-25T17:00:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
2022-09-23T19:00:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2022-09-21T19:30:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ HK Sochi
2022-09-19T17:00:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Traktor Chelyabinsk
2022-09-15T16:30:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Barys Astana
2022-09-13T15:30:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Sibir Novosibirsk
2022-09-11T15:00:00+0300 Avangard Omsk @ Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CAN-RUS Challenge 1 4 1 3 4 1.00 0 - | 0
Districts Cup U14 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Districts Cup U15 1 5 5 1 6 1.20 6 1 | 0
Districts Cup U16 2 5 7 7 14 2.80 12 10 | 0
Districts Cup U17 2 10 12 11 23 2.30 26 7 | 0
EHT 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 2 0 | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 2 8 6 4 10 1.25 6 4 | 0
International 2 8 2 3 5 0.63 4 3 | 0
International-Jr 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Jr Super Series 3 8 2 4 6 0.75 10 4 | 0
KHL 6 208 62 57 119 0.57 113 28 | 2 28 5 7 12 0.43 14 -2
MHL 1 14 4 2 6 0.43 26 -3 | 0
NHL 6 350 62 74 136 0.39 142 -89 | 0
OHL 2 107 80 90 170 1.59 101 13 | 1 6 2 3 5 0.83 4 -7
Russia U16 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Russia U16 Finals 1 - 2 1 3 - - - | 0
Russia3 1 13 4 3 7 0.54 16 - | 0
WJAC-19 1 4 2 1 3 0.75 8 - | 0
WJC-18 1 7 6 7 13 1.86 6 -6 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 3 14 17 1.21 6 6 | 0
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Puckhandling
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Speed
16
Agility
16
Acceleration
16
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Player Period Teams
Albert Yarullin (D) 2006-2016 7 Russia, Russia (all), Russia U16 (all), Russia U18, Russia U18, Russia U20, Russia U20, Russian Selects U20, Team Volga Region U14, Team Volga Region U15, Team Volga Region U16, Team Volga Region U17
Alexei Vasilevsky (D) 2006-2019 7 Russia (all), Russia U16 (all), Russia U18, Russia U18, Russia U20, Russian Selects U20, Team Volga Region U14, Team Volga Region U15, Team Volga Region U16, Team Volga Region U17
Ivan Telegin (F) 2009-2023 7 Avangard Omsk, Russia, Russia (all), Russia U18, Russia U20, Russian Selects U20
Andrei Makarov (G) 2006-2013 7 Russia U16 (all), Russia U18, Russia U20, Russia U20, Russian Selects U20, Team Volga Region U14, Team Volga Region U15, Team Volga Region U16, Team Volga Region U17
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/30/2021
04/30/2021 Extension Avangard Omsk Avangard Omsk
10/20/2020
10/20/2020 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Avangard Omsk
06/14/2020
06/14/2020 Confirmed Vityaz Podolsk Amur Khabarovsk
05/08/2020
05/08/2020 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Vityaz Podolsk
06/19/2019
06/19/2019 Extension SKA St. Petersburg SKA St. Petersburg
07/03/2018
07/03/2018 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche SKA St. Petersburg
07/04/2017
07/04/2017 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche
05/01/2017
05/01/2017 Confirmed CSKA Moskva SKA St. Petersburg
10/08/2016
10/08/2016 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues
05/06/2015
05/06/2015 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk CSKA Moskva
04/13/2015
04/13/2015 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
09/15/2012
09/15/2012 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
07/23/2012
07/23/2012 Confirmed Sarnia Sting Edmonton Oilers
08/01/2010
08/01/2010 Confirmed Reaktor Nizhnekamsk Sarnia Sting
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Drafted 2010, 1 #2 overall by Sarnia Sting in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2010, 1 #19 overall by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the KHL Draft

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