Dinar Ramilevich Khafizullin (Russian: Динар Рамилевич Хафизуллин) (born 5 January 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Dinar Khafizullin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
5 January 1989 Kazan, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa Ak Bars Kazan HC Vityaz SKA Saint Petersburg | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career
editKhafizullin made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with Ak Bars Kazan during the 2010–11 KHL season.[1] During his fourth season with HC Vityaz in 2013–14, Khafizullin was traded at the deadline to contending club, SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Georgy Berdyukov on 16 January 2014.[2]
Following eight seasons with SKA Saint Petersburg, and following pre-season leading into the 2021–22 season, Khafizullin was traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa in exchange for Mikhail Vorobyev on 28 August 2021.[3]
On 4 May 2022, Khafizullin signed a two-year contract as a free agent to return to his original KHL club, Ak Bars Kazan.[4] In the 2022–23 season, Khafizullin contributed with 10 assist from the blueline in 41 regular season games.
After completing the first season of his contract with Ak Bars, Khafizullin opted to return to previous club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, to play the remaining year of contract on 14 July 2023.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | RUS2 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | RUS2 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | RUS2 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 44 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2014–15 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 46 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 29 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 41 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 62 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 618 | 36 | 138 | 174 | 284 | 124 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 71 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Russia
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2019 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| |
2009 Canada | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Russia | WJC | 
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Russia | WC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Russia | WC |
|
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) | 2015, 2017 | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "Dinar Khafizulin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "KHL announces transfers" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "SKA wishes Dinar Khafizullin luck!" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Dinar Khafizullin returns to Ak Bars" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Khaizullin returns to Salavat Yualev" (in Russian). Salavat Yulaev Ufa. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
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