Yaroslav Alekseyevich Kosov (Russian: Ярослав Алексеевич Косов; born July 5, 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kosov was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 5th round (124th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Yaroslav Kosov
Born (1993-07-05) July 5, 1993 (age 31)
Magnitogorsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Free Agent
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Ak Bars Kazan
Spartak Moscow
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Avangard Omsk
NHL draft 124th overall, 2011
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

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Kosov was also drafted by Metallurg Magnitogorsk who selected him in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 2010 KHL Junior Draft.[1]

At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, before making his season debut, Kosov was traded by reigning champions Ak Bars, to HC Spartak Moscow in exchange for Dmitry Yudin on September 3, 2018.[2] Kosov made 24 appearances with Spartak, registering 3 goals and 5 points before he was traded to his fourth KHL club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

As a free agent leading into the 2021–22 season, Kosov left Traktor Chelyabinsk after two seasons and signed a one-year deal with reigning champions, Avangard Omsk, on 21 May 2021.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Stalnye Lisy MHL 42 11 10 21 22 17 6 1 7 0
2011–12 Stalnye Lisy MHL 12 6 4 10 6 6 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 27 4 5 9 6 7 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 40 4 3 7 10 5 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Stalnye Lisy MHL 3 0 1 1 0
2013–14 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 32 2 2 4 0 21 2 1 3 0
2013–14 Yuzhny Ural Orsk VHL 2 1 1 2 2
2013–14 Stalnye Lisy MHL 2 1 2 3 0
2014–15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 52 4 5 9 14 5 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 52 4 1 5 28 23 4 3 7 6
2016–17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 41 3 2 5 27 18 4 2 6 8
2017–18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 19 2 5 7 6
2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 19 3 4 7 2 11 3 2 5 2
2018–19 Spartak Moscow KHL 24 3 2 5 6
2018–19 CSK VVS Samara VHL 1 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 4 0 1 1 0
2019–20 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 59 12 10 22 26
2020–21 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 48 11 3 14 10 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Avangard Omsk KHL 24 3 1 4 25 1 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 442 55 44 99 160 92 13 8 21 20
Medal record
Representing   Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
  2013 Ufa
  2012 Canada

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Russia WJC   7 2 2 4 0
2013 Russia WJC   7 3 1 4 2
Junior totals 14 5 3 8 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) 2014, 2016 [4]
Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) 2018 [5]

References

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  1. ^ "2010 KHL Junior Draft". EliteProspects.com. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Spartak announce trade with Ak Bars Kazan". HC Spartak Moscow. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Avangard sign contract with Yaroslav Kosov" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Clinton, Jared (April 20, 2016). "Metallurg defeats CSKA in Game 7, wins second Gagarin Cup in three seasons". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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