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2022 IIHF World Championship

2022 IIHF World Championship

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Russia Nikita Popugayev

a.k.a. "Nikita A. Popugaev"
#9 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk / KHL - 20/21
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Group B - Tampere

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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Roman Cervenka 5 3 8 11
2. Denis Malgin 6 4 6 10
3. Mikko Lehtonen 6 2 6 8
4. Nico Hischier 6 4 3 7
5. Matej Blümel 5 3 4 7
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 20, 1998
Position
RW/LW
Age
23
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Moskva, RUS
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Dynamo Moskva
Status
Retired
Drafted
2017 round 4 #98 overall by New Jersey Devils

Father: Andrei Popugayev

Popugaev has skill with the puck, utilizes his reach well and can beat defensemen one-on-one. He often relies on his individual skills to cr, Hockeyprospect.com 2017
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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 CSKA Moskva U17 Russia U17 24 19 22 41 10 - |
Krasnaya Armiya Moskva MHL 28 2 2 4 4 -12 | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 6 -2
Russia U17 WHC-17 6 3 0 3 2 - |
Russia U17 (all) International-Jr 7 3 0 3 2 - |
2015-16 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70 16 31 47 28 -7 | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 0 -1
2016-17 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 40 22 29 51 14 3 |
Prince George Cougars WHL 31 7 11 18 15 9 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 1
2017-18 Prince George Cougars WHL 13 2 5 7 4 -13 |
CSKA Moskva KHL 12 0 1 1 2 0 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 1
Zvezda Chekhov VHL 14 3 2 5 2 -1 |
Krasnaya Armiya Moskva MHL 3 1 1 2 12 3 |
2018-19 Krasnaya Armiya Moskva MHL 3 2 1 3 0 3 |
Amur Khabarovsk KHL 36 1 0 1 20 -6 |
Amurskie Tigry Khabarovsk MHL 9 4 4 8 2 0 |
Binghamton Devils AHL 17 3 2 5 2 -9 |
2019-20 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 47 9 16 25 12 5 |
2020-21 Dynamo Moskva KHL 13 1 2 3 6 0 |
Dynamo Krasnogorsk VHL 7 1 0 1 2 -1 |
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 12 0 3 3 4 0 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 CSKA Moskva U17 Russia U17 Finals 6 5 4 9 2 - |
2016-17 Russian Selects U20 Jr Super Series 2 0 1 1 2 0 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
KHL
2021-02-07T16:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ Avangard Omsk
2021-02-05T16:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
2021-01-26T14:30:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ Sibir Novosibirsk
2021-01-21T18:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ Kunlun Red Star
2021-01-19T18:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2021-01-10T16:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ Vityaz Podolsk
2021-01-08T16:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ CSKA Moskva
2021-01-05T16:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk vs Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
2021-01-03T16:00:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk vs Sibir Novosibirsk
2020-12-30T18:10:00+0200 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk @ Dinamo Minsk
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 17 3 2 5 0.29 2 -9 | 0
ECHL 1 47 9 16 25 0.53 12 5 | 0
International-Jr 1 7 3 0 3 0.43 2 - | 0
Jr Super Series 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 2 0 | 0
KHL 3 73 2 6 8 0.11 32 -6 | 1 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 1
MHL 3 43 9 8 17 0.40 18 -6 | 1 12 0 0 0 0.00 6 -2
Russia U17 1 24 19 22 41 1.71 10 - | 0
Russia U17 Finals 1 6 5 4 9 1.50 2 - | 0
VHL 2 21 4 2 6 0.29 4 -2 | 0
WHC-17 1 6 3 0 3 0.50 2 - | 0
WHL 3 154 47 76 123 0.80 61 -8 | 2 12 3 4 7 0.58 2 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Yegor Zaitsev (D) 2014-2021 3 CSKA Moskva U17, Dynamo Moskva, Russia U17, Russia U17 (all), Russian Selects U20
Artur Shepelkov (D) 2014-2019 3 CSKA Moskva U17, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva
Nikita O. Popugayev (F) 2014-2019 3 CSKA Moskva U17, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, Russia U17, Russia U17 (all), Zvezda Moskva
Vladimir Miroshnichenko (D) 2014-2019 3 CSKA Moskva U17, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, Zvezda Moskva

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/27/2021
09/27/2021 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Retired
12/24/2020
12/24/2020 Confirmed Dynamo Moskva Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
08/31/2020
08/31/2020 Extension Dynamo Moskva Dynamo Moskva
07/12/2020
07/12/2020 Confirmed Adirondack Thunder Dynamo Moskva
05/29/2019
05/29/2019 Extension Binghamton Devils Binghamton Devils
02/12/2019
02/12/2019 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Binghamton Devils
09/19/2018
09/19/2018 Confirmed CSKA Moskva Amur Khabarovsk
10/30/2017
10/30/2017 Confirmed Prince George Cougars CSKA Moskva
01/05/2017
01/05/2017 Confirmed Moose Jaw Warriors Prince George Cougars
09/10/2015
09/10/2015 Confirmed Krasnaya Armiya Moskva Moose Jaw Warriors
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #23 overall by Moose Jaw Warriors in the CHL Import Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #55 by ISS Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #51 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #54 by TSN/McKenzie

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #28 by NHL Central Scouting

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