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Ilya Protas
#62 Washington Capitals / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jul 18, 2006
- Age
- 20
- Place of Birth
- Vitebsk, BLR
- Nation
- Belarus
- Youth Team
- HK Vitebsk
- Position
- C/LW
- Height
- 198 cm / 6'6"
- Weight
- 104 kg / 229 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 28/29
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- Player Type
- Net-Front PresencePlaymaker
- Cap Hit
- $932,500Powered by
- NHL Rights
Washington Capitals / Signed- Agency
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Without foot speed as an advantage, Protas developed a refined playmaking and off-puck game. He provides short support for his teammate, scans in advance, and instantly moves the puck upon reception. If he’s not connecting with one-touch or redirection passes, he slows to draw the defence before slipping the puck through it. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide
Brother: Alexei Protas
Brother: Alexei Protas
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 |  Dinamo Minsk U18 | Belarus U18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Team Belarus U17 "A" | Belarus Vysshaya | 29 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 37 | 5 | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-2023 | Team Belarus U18 | Belarus Vysshaya | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | Playoffs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-2024 |  Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 61 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 14 | 6 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 |  Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 61 | 50 | 74 | 124 | 34 | 58 | Playoffs | 12 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025-2026 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 40 | 17 | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
| 2026-2027 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | NHL | 84 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 0 | -5 |
2026-2027 NHL stats powered by
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | Team Belarus U17 "A" | Tsyplakov Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Team Belarus U18 | Russia U18 Finals | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Team Belarus U18 | Tsyplakov Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| AHL | 1 | 69 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 0.96 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 | 6 | -1 |
| Belarus U18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Belarus Vysshaya | 1 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 1.10 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.54 | 2 | 5 |
| NHL | 2 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| OHL | 1 | 61 | 50 | 74 | 124 | 2.03 | 34 | 58 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2.08 | 6 | 8 |
 Russia U18 Finals | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| Tsyplakov Cup | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| USHL | 1 | 61 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 0.84 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Des Moines Buccaneers | 1 | 61 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 0.84 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Dinamo Minsk U18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Hershey Bears | 1 | 69 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 0.96 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 | 6 | -1 |
| Team Belarus U17 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 1.13 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Belarus U18 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1.05 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.55 | 2 | 4 |
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Windsor Spitfires | 1 | 61 | 50 | 74 | 124 | 2.03 | 34 | 58 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2.08 | 6 | 8 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.