Ilya Mikheyev

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Ilya Mikheyev
Born (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 27)
Omsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Toronto Maple Leafs
Avangard Omsk
National team  Russia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Ilya Andreyevich Mikheyev (Russian: Илья Андреевич Михеев) (born 10 October 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mikheyev was nicknamed "Soup" by Maple Leafs fans before the team acquired goaltender Jack Campbell in 2020, who fans began applying the phrase too.

Playing career[]

Mikheyev started his career in the school of Avangard Omsk. In 2012 he started playing in the youth team Omskie Yastreby in the MHL. In 2013 he won the Kharlamov Cup with his team. In the 2013–14 season he started playing for Yermak Angarsk, the farm team of Avangard in the VHL. in the next seasons he also played for Sokol Krasnoyarsk and Saryarka Karagandy, that time farm teams of Avangard, in the VHL.[1] In the 2015–16 season he started playing for Avangard in the Kontinental Hockey League. He established quickly in the team. The 2017–18 season he finished as the top scorer of Avangard with 38 points.

In 62 games during the 2018–19 season, Mikheyev recorded 23 goals and 22 assists for 45 points to again finish as the club's top point scorer. In the post-season he helped Avangard reach the Gagarin Cup finals recording 11 points in 13 games.

On 6 May 2019, Mikheyev signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] On 2 October 2019, during the Maple Leafs' home opener, Mikheyev scored his first NHL goal and added an assist in a 5–3 victory over the Ottawa Senators.[3] After his debut, he made a passing comment about how he loved soup, which eventually led to a partnership with the Campbell Soup Company.[4] In an away game against the New Jersey Devils on 27 December, Devils forward Jesper Bratt fell, causing his skate blade to cut Mikheyev's wrist.[5] Mikheyev suffered a laceration on his wrist and was removed from the game. He immediately underwent surgery at University Hospital in Newark to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist.[6] Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas and assistant athletic trainer Jon Geller cleared their schedules so Mikheyev would have familiar people around in the three days between his surgery and flying back to Toronto.[7] Mikheyev did not return for the remainder of the regular season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was able to return for the playoffs. He went pointless in 5 games as the Leafs fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round. In the following playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens he was again held scoreless, increasing his total to 12 playoff games without a single point.[8]

On 20 October 2020, Mikheyev signed a 2-year, $3.29 million contract with the Maple Leafs, avoiding his salary arbitration hearing which had been set for the following day.[9] It was also reported that Mikheyev willingly reduced his salary after a request from Leafs general manager Dubas, in order to ensure the team would remain under the salary cap.[10]

International play[]

In 2017, Mikheyev played for Team Russia at the 2017 Deutschland Cup. He was later added to make his full international debut for Russia at the 2018 World Championships in Denmark.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Omskie Yastreby MHL 52 13 18 31 2 12 1 3 4 0
2013–14 Omskie Yastreby MHL 56 34 37 71 12 14 4 5 9 6
2013–14 Yermak Angarsk VHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Sokol Krasnoyarsk VHL 49 7 9 16 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Omskie Yastreby MHL — — — — — 5 4 1 5 0
2014–15 Avangard Omsk KHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Avangard Omsk KHL 52 8 10 18 16 10 0 1 1 2
2016–17 Avangard Omsk KHL 56 12 7 19 10 12 2 3 5 2
2016–17 Saryarka Karagandy VHL — — — — — 1 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Avangard Omsk KHL 54 19 19 38 6 7 0 2 2 2
2018–19 Avangard Omsk KHL 62 23 22 45 8 13 4 7 11 4
2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39 8 15 23 4 5 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54 7 10 17 6 7 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 224 62 58 120 40 44 6 13 19 10
NHL totals 93 15 25 40 10 12 0 0 0 0

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Russia WC 6th 8 3 1 4 0
Senior totals 8 3 1 4 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Ilya Mikheyev player profile". Avangard Omsk. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Ilya Mikheyev to Entry Level Contract". Toronto Maple Leafs. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Matthews scores twice, Maple Leafs beat Senators in opener". Yahoo Sports. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ Horrobin, Jordan (27 February 2020). "Leafs' Mikheyev Turns 'Normal Comment' About Soup Into Deal With Campbell's". forbes.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. ^ Fox, Luke (29 December 2019). "Maple Leafs' Ilya Mikheyev suffers wrist injury vs. Devils". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Update on Forward Ilya Mikheyev". NHL.com. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. ^ Johnston, Chris (1 January 2020). "Leafs' Dubas goes 'above and beyond' in support of Mikheyev after scary injury". Sportsnet. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Maple Leafs denied playoff run again with Game 5 loss to Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ Shilton, Kristen (20 October 2020). "Toronto Maple Leafs sign winger Ilya Mikheyev to two-year deal - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  10. ^ Gold-Smith, Josh. "Agent: Mikheyev took less money so Maple Leafs could be cap-compliant". theScore.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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