Pavel Igorevich Dorofeyev (Russian: Павел Игоревич Дорофеев; born 26 October 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Dorofeyev was selected in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, 79th overall, by the Golden Knights.
| Pavel Dorofeyev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dorofeyev with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2024 | |||
| Born |
26 October 2000 Nizhny Tagil, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Vegas Golden Knights Metallurg Magnitogorsk Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
| NHL draft |
79th overall, 2019 Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Playing career
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Dorofeyev played as a youth in his native Russia within the junior ranks of Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Following his second season in the KHL with Metallurg in 2019–20, Dorofeyev was traded by the club along with three other prospects to Traktor Chelyabinsk in exchange for Vladislav Semin on 11 June 2020.[2]
He began the 2020–21 season, with Chelaybinsk affiliate, Chelmet Chelyabinsk of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), posting 8 goals and 17 points through 36 regular season games. He made his lone KHL appearance with Traktor Chelyabinsk in a 4–2 victory over Kunlun Red Star on 7 October 2020.[3]
With the pandemic delayed North American season approaching, Dorofeyev ended his contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk and was signed to three-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on 25 January 2021.[4] He was then assigned to join the Golden Knights' new AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, in their training camp.[5]
Dorofeyev made his NHL debut with Vegas in their 2021–22 season opening game, a 4–3 victory over the Seattle Kraken.[6] After spending most of the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons with Henderson, Dorofeyev was again recalled to Vegas' roster in March 2023;[7] he then recorded his first NHL point and first NHL goal on 12 March 2023, with an assist on a William Karlsson first-period goal later followed by a go-ahead deflection goal off his helmet in the third period.[8][9]
After recording seven goals and nine points in 18 games played during the 2022–23 season, and with his three-year entry-level contract expiring, Dorofeyev signed a one-year extension with Vegas on July 19, 2023.[10] After a career-high 47 games in the 2023–24 season, Dorofeyev signed a further two-year extension with Vegas on July 2, 2024.[11]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 48 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 19 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | VHL | 36 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk | MHL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 63 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 32 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 47 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KHL totals | 72 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 67 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2020 Czech Republic | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Russia | U18 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Russia | WJC | 
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pavel Dorofeyev player profile". eliteprospects.com. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Traktor acquire four prospects" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Traktor 4, Red Star 2" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 7 October 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "VGK sign forward Pavel Dorofeyev to entry-level contract". Vegas Golden Knights. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Golden Knights sign Dorofeyev, assign to Silver Knights". Twitter. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Gotz, Ben (October 12, 2021). "Golden Knights prospect makes NHL debut against Kraken". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev: Earns promotion". CBS Sports. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Patera stops 30 in NHL debut, Golden Knights recover to defeat Blues". nhl.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Dorofeyev's 1st NHL goal helps Golden Knights top Blues 5-3". ESPN.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Pavel Dorofeyev to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Samsonov signs 1-year, $1.8 million contract with Golden Knights". NHL.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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