Kirill Andreyevich Petrov (Russian: Кири́лл Андре́евич Петро́в, born April 13, 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was considered a "blue-chip" first-round talent that dropped to the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft due to his contract status at the time with Ak Bars.

Kirill Petrov
Petrov in 2009
Born (1990-04-13) April 13, 1990 (age 34)
Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Right/left wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Free agent
Ak Bars Kazan
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
National team  Russia
NHL draft 73rd overall, 2008
New York Islanders
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career

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Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was considered a "blue-chip" first-round talent that dropped to the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft due to his contract status with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Petrov represented Russia at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, leading his team in scoring and being promoted to team captain by the end of the competition. Petrov was the 8th overall scorer in the entire tournament.

There was a real possibility of him joining the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2010–11 season.[1] However, Ak Bars Kazan kept him under contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.

On July 1, 2015, Petrov belatedly signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Islanders.[2] However, following 13 games with the Islanders' minor league affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Petrov returned to Russia to play for CSKA Moscow.

On May 16, 2018, Petrov's rights were traded from CSKA to Avangard Omsk.[3]

After a lone season with Avangard, Petrov returned to Ak Bars Kazan as a free agent, securing a one-year contract on 7 May 2019.[4]

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
2005–06 Ak Bars-2 Kazan RUS-3 36 13 10 23 28
2006–07 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 9 1 1 2 8
2007–08 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 47 4 6 10 54 8 1 1 2 3
2007–08 Ak Bars-2 RUS-3 1 1 0 1 0
2008–09 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 6 1 0 1 2
2008–09 Ak Bars-2 RUS-3 29 23 23 46 44
2008–09 Neftyanik Almetyevsk RUS-2 2 2 1 3 0
2009–10 Bars Kazan MHL 4 2 1 3 4
2009–10 Neftyanik Almetyevsk RUS-2 22 7 13 20 48 13 12 7 19 24
2009–10 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 8 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 0
2010–11 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk KHL 47 8 11 19 20 6 2 2 4 8
2011–12 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 52 16 13 29 8 12 3 2 5 8
2012–13 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 47 12 8 20 26 18 4 1 5 6
2013–14 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 53 14 15 29 29 6 1 2 3 0
2014–15 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 47 5 10 15 41 17 2 1 3 12
2015–16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 13 1 4 5 10
2015–16 CSKA Moscow KHL 15 1 2 3 4 17 4 2 6 24
2016–17 CSKA Moscow KHL 53 20 18 38 22 10 1 3 4 6
2017–18 CSKA Moscow KHL 45 9 19 28 26 20 4 6 10 16
2018–19 Avangard Omsk KHL 57 8 15 23 15 11 2 1 3 2
2019–20 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 52 13 18 31 26 4 0 1 1 2
2020–21 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 48 15 12 27 16 15 6 3 9 6
2021–22 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 43 11 8 19 4 4 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 60 12 7 19 34 22 3 4 7 4
2023–24 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 50 3 12 15 10 3 0 2 2 0
KHL totals 685 149 166 315 265 168 32 31 63 92

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Russia WJC18 7 0 3 3 2
2008 Russia WJC18 6 5 2 7 6
2009 Russia WJC 7 0 0 0 4
2010 Russia WJC 6 4 6 10 6
2013 Russia WC 8 1 4 5 0
Junior totals 25 9 11 20 18
Senior totals 8 1 4 5 0

Awards and honours

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Award Year
IIHF World U18 Championships First Team All-Star 2008 [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kirill Petrov invited to Islanders' rookie camp". 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. ^ "Kirill Petrov agrees entry-level contract". National Hockey League. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. ^ "Petrov traded to Avangard". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  4. ^ "Kirill Petrov returns to Ak Bars". Ak Bars Kazan. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ "All-Star team U18 Championships". eliteprospects.com. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
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