Artemi Kniazev
Artemi Kniazev | |||
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Born |
Kazan, Russia | January 4, 2001||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
San Jose Sharks San Jose Barracuda (AHL) | ||
NHL Draft |
48th overall, 2019 San Jose Sharks | ||
Playing career | 2020–present |
Artemi Yurevich Kniazev (Russian: Артемий Юрьевич Князев; born 4 January 2001) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL), as a prospect to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Sharks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut in 2021. Internationally, Kniyazev played for the Russian national junior team at the 2021 World Junior Championships.
Playing career[]
Kniazev was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He was then signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks on July 2, 2019[2]
In the 2021–22 season, Kniazev made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks on November 4, 2021, in a 3–5 loss to the St. Louis Blues.[3]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2017–18 | Irbis Kazan | MHL | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 55 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
2019–20 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 51 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Bars Kazan | VHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Irbis Kazan | MHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 14 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
VHL totals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2017 | Russia | U17 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
2018 | Russia | IH18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021 | Russia | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Junior totals | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
References[]
- ^ "NHL Draft 2019: Sharks select Artemi Knyazev in second round". fearthefin.com. June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "Sharks Sign Defenseman Artemi Kniazev". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "Brandon Saad scores twice, leads Blues past Sharks 5–3". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Bars Kazan players
- Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Russian expatriate ice hockey people
- Russian ice hockey defencemen
- San Jose Barracuda players
- San Jose Sharks draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Sportspeople from Kazan