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Russia Andrei Krutov
#10 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod / MHL - 25/26
1-time MHL Champion 1
1-time VHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 25, 2006
Position
RW/LW
Age
19
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Togliatti, RUS
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Lada Togliatti
Contract
26/27
NHL Rights
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Unsigned
Drafted
2024 round 7 #220 overall by Carolina Hurricanes
Agency
PREMIUM

Andrei Krutov sees opposing defenders as cones to dangle around. He has the handling skills to pull off many of his moves, too; he can shift the puck around sticks and beat opponents with pure handling speed. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

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Andrei Krutov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 Lada Togliatti U16 Russia U16 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2021-22 Lada Togliatti U16 “C” Russia U16 46* 40* 43* 83* 24* 47* |
Lada Togliatti U18 Russia U18 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 1
2022-23 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod U18 Russia U18 2* 2* 1* 3* 2* 2* |
Chaika Nizhny Novgorod MHL 42* 8* 6* 14* 10* 4* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 0 -2
Russia U17 (all) International-Jr 3* 2* 2* 4* 2* 2* |
2023-24 Chaika Nizhny Novgorod MHL 41* 21* 29* 50* 12* 22* | Playoffs 14 7 3 10 4 -2
2024-25 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 12* 4* 0* 4* 0* -2* |
Torpedo-Gorky NN VHL 36* 15* 7* 22* 20* 2* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 0 -1
Chaika Nizhny Novgorod MHL 10* 7* 2* 9* 10* 7* | Playoffs 12 2 4 6 16 -1
2025-26 Torpedo-Gorky NN VHL 20* 2* 4* 6* 6* 6* |
Chaika Nizhny Novgorod MHL 7* 2* 3* 5* 2* 4* |
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Projected VHL 44* 4* 9* 13* 13* 13* |
Projected MHL 31* 9* 13* 22* 9* 18* |

Andrei Krutov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 Team Volga Region U15 Districts Cup U15 8* 3* 9* 12* 4* 10* |
2021-22 Team Volga Region U16 Districts Cup U16 8* 11* 6* 17* 2* -* |
2022-23 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod U18 Russia U18 Finals 2* 3* 2* 5* 0* 6* |

Andrei Krutov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Districts Cup U15 1 8* 3* 9* 12* 1.50* 4* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U16 1 8* 11* 6* 17* 2.13* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 3* 2* 2* 4* 1.33* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 12* 4* 0* 4* 0.33* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
MHL 4 100* 38* 40* 78* 0.78* 34* 37* | 3 35 9 * 7 * 16 * 0.46 * 20 * -5 *
Russia U16 2 48* 41* 44* 85* 1.77* 24* 47* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U18 2 4* 3* 2* 5* 1.25* 2* 1* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 1 *
Russia U18 Finals 1 2* 3* 2* 5* 2.50* 0* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
VHL 2 56* 17* 11* 28* 0.50* 26* 8* | 1 8 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.13 * 0 * -1 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Andrei Krutov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/27/2025
08/27/2025 Extension Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
04/30/2023
04/30/2023 Extension Chaika Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Player Biography and Trivia

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #135 by McKeen's Hockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #97 by NHL Central Scouting