Kirill Petrov Explained

Position:Right/left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:218
Ntl Team:RUS
Birth Date:April 13, 1990
Birth Place:Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Draft:73rd overall
Draft Year:2008
Draft Team:New York Islanders
Career Start:2007
Team:Free agent
League:KHL
Former Teams:Ak Bars Kazan
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
CSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk

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.

Playing career

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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2005–06Ak Bars-2 KazanRUS-336 13 10 23 28
2006–07Ak Bars KazanRSL9 1 1 2 8
2007–08Ak Bars KazanRSL47 4 6 10 548 1 1 2 3
2007–08Ak Bars-2RUS-31 1 0 1 0
2008–09Ak Bars KazanKHL6 1 0 1 2
2008–09Ak Bars-2RUS-329 23 23 46 44
2008–09Neftyanik AlmetyevskRUS-22 2 1 3 0
2009–10Bars KazanMHL4 2 1 3 4
2009–10Neftyanik AlmetyevskRUS-222 7 13 20 4813 12 7 19 24
2009–10Ak Bars KazanKHL8 0 0 0 43 0 1 1 0
2010–11Ak Bars KazanKHL2 0 0 0 0
2010–11Yugra Khanty-MansiyskKHL47 8 11 19 206 2 2 4 8
2011–12Ak Bars KazanKHL52 16 13 29 812 3 2 5 8
2012–13Ak Bars KazanKHL47 12 8 20 2618 4 1 5 6
2013–14Ak Bars KazanKHL53 14 15 29 296 1 2 3 0
2014–15Ak Bars KazanKHL47 5 10 15 4117 2 1 3 12
2015–16Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL13 1 4 5 10
2015–16CSKA MoscowKHL15 1 2 3 417 4 2 6 24
2016–17CSKA MoscowKHL53 20 18 38 2210 1 3 4 6
2017–18CSKA MoscowKHL45 9 19 28 2620 4 6 10 16
2018–19Avangard OmskKHL57 8 15 23 1511 2 1 3 2
2019–20Ak Bars KazanKHL52 13 18 31 264 0 1 1 2
2020–21Ak Bars KazanKHL48 15 12 27 1615 6 3 9 6
2021–22Ak Bars KazanKHL43 11 8 19 44 0 0 0 0
2022–23Ak Bars KazanKHL60 12 7 19 3422 3 4 7 4
2023–24Ak Bars KazanKHL50 3 12 15 103 0 2 2 0
KHL totals685 149 166 315 265168 32 31 63 92

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
2007RussiaWJC187 0 3 3 2
2008RussiaWJC186 5 2 7 6
2009RussiaWJC7 0 0 0 4
2010RussiaWJC6 4 6 10 6
2013RussiaWC8 1 4 5 0
Junior totals25 9 11 20 18
Senior totals8 1 4 5 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirill Petrov invited to Islanders' rookie camp . 2011-09-10 . 2011-09-10.
  2. Web site: Kirill Petrov agrees entry-level contract . . 2015-07-01 . 2015-07-01.
  3. Web site: Petrov traded to Avangard . . 2018-05-16 . 2018-05-16 . Russian.
  4. Web site: Kirill Petrov returns to Ak Bars . . 7 May 2019 . 7 May 2019.
  5. Web site: All-Star team U18 Championships . eliteprospects.com . 2008-02-02 . 2012-03-14.