Kirill Lyamin Explained

Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:13 January 1986
Draft Year:2004
Draft:58th overall
Career Start:2003

Kirill Lyamin (born January 13, 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with HC Yugra of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).

Playing career

Lyamin is a product of the CSKA Moscow ice hockey system. The young defenceman spent started playing for the Super League (Russia 1) club during the 2003–04 season at just the age of 16.[1] He was a longtime member of the U18 and the U20 national teams and was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft with the 58th overall pick in the second round. After the draft, Lyamin spent another two seasons with CSKA before signing a new deal with HC Khimik, where he played through the 2007–08 season. In 2008, he signed with Spartak Moscow.

On 24 May 2011, Lyamin signed a two-year deal with Avangard Omsk.[2]

After two seasons with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Lyamin left as a free agent to sign a two-year contract starting from the 2017–18 season with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, on May 8, 2017.[3]

In his lone season under contract in 2019–20 with Dynamo Moscow, Lyamin added 2 goals and 8 points in 54 games from the blueline. With the playoffs cancelled after completion of the first-round due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lyamin left the club as a free agent.[4]

After a well travelled 2020-21 season, split between Spartak Moscow and a return to Dynamo Moscow, as well as a season ending stint in the Polish Hockey League, Lyamin returned to the KHL in agreeing to a contract with HC Vityaz on 4 July 2021.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.32834728
2003–04CSKA MoscowRSL2803312
2003–04CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.31312326
2004–05CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.34521315112
2005–06CSKA MoscowRSL250112820000
2005–06CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.321124
2006–07CSKA MoscowRSL4717848121018
2006–07CSKA–2 MoscowRUS.310000
2007–08Khimik Moscow OblastRSL401677730000
2007–08Khimik–2 Moscow OblastRUS.313551044
2008–09Spartak MoscowKHL541788260004
2009–10Spartak MoscowKHL4839125210000
2010–11Severstal CherepovetsKHL4939126661238
2011–12Avangard OmskKHL49145531905512
2012–13Avangard OmskKHL3731432121016
2013–14Avangard OmskKHL523111422
2014–15Avangard OmskKHL57281028120222
2015–16Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL5658133020112
2016–17Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL442121422
2017–18Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL48110112050000
2018–19Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL432572630000
2019–20Dynamo MoscowKHL542682861014
2020–21Spartak MoscowKHL20002
2020–21Dynamo MoscowKHL40000
2020–21GKS KatowicePOL81010111234
2021–22HC VityazKHL4408830
RSL totals14021719165171018
KHL totals6412898126493803111434

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004RussiaWJC18610120
2006RussiaWJC60006
Junior totals 1210126

Notes and References

  1. http://www.russianprospects.com/public/profile.php?player_id=271 RussianProspects.com Kirill Lyamin Profile
  2. Web site: Защитник Кирилл Лямин выбрал КХЛ и "Авангард" . Avangard Omsk . 24 May 2011 . 24 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527174331/http://hawk.ru/news/6277.html . 27 May 2011 .
  3. Web site: Motorist sign contract with Lyamin . . 2017-05-08 . 2017-05-08 . Russian.
  4. Web site: Thanks for the game! . . 30 April 2020 . 30 April 2020 . Russian.
  5. Web site: Kirill Lyamin a recruit of Vityaz . . 4 July 2021 . 4 July 2021 . Russian.