Nikita Pivtsakin (born July 23, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently playied under contract with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Nikita Pivtsakin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 23, 1991 Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Avangard Omsk CSKA Moscow Metallurg Magnitogorsk Spartak Moscow Amur Khabarovsk KalPa HC Sochi | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
editPivtsakin originally made his professional debut in the KHL with Avangard Omsk in the 2008–09 season.[1]
On June 9, 2018, Pivtsakin was returned to Avangard Omsk in a trade with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he split the previous 2017–18 season after an earlier trade with CSKA Moscow.[2]
Following a lone season with HC Spartak Moscow in 2020–21, Pivtsakin opted to sign a one-year contract to join Amur Khabarovsk on 5 May 2021.[3]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Omsk Hawks | MHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Omsk Hawks | MHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Omsk Hawks | MHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 51 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 45 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 38 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | KalPa | Liiga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Sochi | KHL | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 545 | 33 | 70 | 103 | 316 | 90 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Russia | U17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Russia | IH18 | 
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Russia | U18 |
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Russia | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Russia | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Avangard Omsk's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ "Nikita Pivtsakin returns to Avangard". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- ^ "First signing for Amur" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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