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Russia Nikita Popugayev

a.k.a. "Nikita A. Popugaev"

#81 Lada Togliatti / KHL - 23/24

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Nikita Popugayev Facts

Date of Birth
Nov 20, 1998
Position
LW
Age
24
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Moskva, RUS
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Dynamo Moskva
Contract
24/25
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 |
2021-22 Did not play |
2022-23 HK Sochi KHL 28 9 5 14 10 4 |
SKA St. Petersburg KHL 26 0 4 4 9 5 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
SKA-Neva St. Petersburg VHL 2 1 0 1 0 1 |
2023-24   Lada Togliatti KHL 6 2 1 3 2 1 |
  Projected KHL 63 21 11 32 21 11 |

Nikita Popugayev 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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Nikita Popugayev Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
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2023-09-14T17:00:00+0300 Lada Togliatti @ Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2023-09-12T17:00:00+0300 Lada Togliatti @ Traktor Chelyabinsk
2023-09-09T16:30:00+0300 Lada Togliatti vs Amur Khabarovsk
2023-09-06T18:00:00+0300 Lada Togliatti vs Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2023-09-04T18:00:00+0300 Lada Togliatti vs SKA St. Petersburg
2023-09-02T16:00:00+0300 Lada Togliatti vs Traktor Chelyabinsk
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Nikita Popugayev 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 5 133 13 16 29 0.22 53 4 | 2 6 1 0 1 0.17 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 3 23 5 2 7 0.30 4 -1 | 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

Nikita Popugayev Skill Rating

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14
Passing
14

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Nikita Popugayev Connections

Player Period Teams
Yegor Zaitsev (D) 2014-2021 3 CSKA Moskva U17, Dynamo Moskva, Russia U17, Russia U17 (all), Russian Selects U20
Maxim Tretiak (G) 2014-2023 3 CSKA Moskva, HK Sochi, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, Zvezda Moskva
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
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/06/2023
07/06/2023 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Lada Togliatti
11/18/2022
11/18/2022 Confirmed HK Sochi SKA St. Petersburg
08/30/2022
08/30/2022 Extension HK Sochi HK Sochi
08/18/2022
08/18/2022 Confirmed No team HK Sochi
09/27/2021
09/27/2021 Confirmed Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Time-out from hockey
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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Nikita Popugayev Biography and Trivia

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

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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