Danila Yurov Explained

Danila Yurov
Birth Date:	22 December 2003
Birth Place:	Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lb:	172
Position:	Right Wing
Shoots:	Left
League:	KHL
Team:	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Draft:	24th overall
Draft Year:	2022
Draft Team:	Minnesota Wild
Career Start:	2021

Danila Yurevich Yurov (Russian: Данила Юрьевич Юров; born 22 December 2003) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted 24th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.^[1] Yurov won the 2024 Gagarin Cup Championship with Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Playing career

Yurov made his professional debut for Metallurg Magnitogorsk during the 2020–21 season where he recorded one goal and one assist in 21 games.^[2]

International play

Yurov represented Russia at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded four goals and seven assists in seven games and won a silver medal.^[3] He was slated to represent Russia at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships^[4] until Russia was suspended from all IIHF events as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. ^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

	Team	League		GP						GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2019–20	Stalnye Lisy	MHL		18	6	7	13	6		5	0	0	0	0
2020–21	Stalnye Lisy	MHL		23	13	12	25	8		3	2	1	3	2
2020–21	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		21	1	1	2	0		3	1	0	1	0
2021–22	Stalnye Lisy	MHL		23	13	23	36	8		2	1	0	1	0
2021–22	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		21	0	0	0	2		19	0	0	0	0
2022–23	Stalnye Lisy	MHL		12	4	11	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		59	6	6	12	8		11	0	0	0	2
2023–24	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL		62	21	28	49	35		23	6	3	9	12
KHL totals				163	28	35	63	45		56	7	3	10	14

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2019	Russia	U17			6	2	6	8	0
2021	Russia	U18			7	4	7	11	2
Junior totals					13	6	13	19	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)	2024	^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minnesota Wild select Liam Öhgren, Danila Yurov in 1st round of NHL Draft . 2022-07-08 . www.cbsnews.com . 8 July 2022 . en-US.
2. Web site: 2022 NHL Draft Tracker: Danila Yurov . nhlentrydraft.com . Mark . Dubreuil . 12 December 2021 . 27 December 2021.
3. Web site: Russia U18 roster for the 2021 World Championship . en.fhr.ru . 18 April 2021 . 27 December 2021.
4. Web site: 2022 World Junior Championship Team Russia Final Roster . thehockeywriters.com . Josh . Kim . 15 December 2021 . 24 December 2021.
5. Web site: IIHF suspends Russia from World Juniors in response to Ukraine invasion . edmonton.ctvnews.ca . Matthew . Black . 28 February 2022 . 13 July 2022.
6. Web site: Magnitogorsk completes cup finals sweep . . 24 April 2024 . 24 April 2024 .