Nikolajs Jeļisejevs Explained

Nikolajs Jeļisejevs
Birth Date:7 July 1994
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Height Cm:180
Weight Kg:86
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
League:KHL
Team:HC Sochi
Former Teams:Dinamo Riga
Modo Hockey
Admiral Vladivostok
HKM Zvolen
Ntl Team:LVA
Career Start:2011

Nikolajs Jeļisejevs (born 7 July 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Jeļisejevs began his hockey career playing in his native Latvia, playing 12 games for DHK Latgale in the 2010–11 season.[1] In 2011, he joined HK Rīga, the minor league affiliate of the KHL's Dinamo Rīga. He made his KHL debut for Dinamo Riga on 27 September 2014 in a win against Admiral Vladivostok.[2]

On 12 July 2022, Jeļisejevs returned to the KHL, linking up on a one-year contract with Russian club, Admiral Vladivostok.[3]

After featuring in just 3 appearances with HKM Zvolen of the Slovak Extraliga in the 2023–24 season, Jeļisejevs returned to the KHL for the following season, securing a one-year contract with HC Sochi on 29 May 2024.[4]

International play

Jelisejevs participated at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as a member of the Latvia men's national junior ice hockey team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2009–10HS Prizma/Pārdaugava 93LAT U1814 17 12 29 4
2010–11Daugavpils Ledus Skola LAT U189 15 7 22 16
2010–11DHK LatgaleLAT12 4 0 4 2
2010–11SK Rīga 18BLR U1820 24 22 46 18
2010–11HK RīgaMHL40 8 5 13 105 1 0 1 0
2011–12HK Juniors RīgaRUS.2 U2010 7 5 12 6
2011–12HK Juniors RīgaLAT7 7 4 11 0
2012–13HK RīgaMHL62 19 12 31 263 1 1 2 2
2012–13HK Juniors RīgaLAT5 2 1 3 0
2013–14HK RīgaMHL44 19 12 31 2810 5 2 7 6
2013–14HK Juniors RīgaLAT1 0 4 4 0
2014–15HK RīgaMHL46 30 14 44 163 0 0 0 0
2014–15Dinamo RīgaKHL4 0 1 1 0
2015–16Dinamo RīgaKHL11 1 1 2 0
2016–17Dinamo RīgaKHL24 2 1 3 10
2017–18Dinamo RīgaKHL12 0 1 1 6
2017–18HK LiepājaLAT5 2 4 6 2
2017–18Tsen Tou Jilin CityVHL33 9 8 17 104 2 3 5 0
2018–19Neftyanik AlmetievskVHL40 13 6 19 148 2 1 3 6
2019–20HK OlimpLAT32 19 17 36 62
2020–21HK Olimp/Venta 2002LAT16 13 11 24 10
Dinamo RīgaKHL15 1 1 2 2
Dinamo RīgaKHL29 13 7 20 12
Modo HockeyAllsv7 2 3 5 213 1 4 5 4
Admiral VladivostokKHL63 11 11 22 247 1 0 1 2
HKM ZvolenSlovak3 0 0 0 0
LAT totals734540857652130
KHL totals1582823515471012

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2011LatviaU18 D14 1 2 3 4
2012LatviaWJC186 1 0 1 2
2013LatviaWJC5 2 0 2 4
2022LatviaOG4 1 0 1 2
2022LatviaWC7 1 1 2 0
Junior totals1542610
Senior totals112132

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile. Latvian hockey federation. lhf.lv. Latvian. 2014-10-28.
  2. Web site: Player game log. KHL . khl.com. Russian. 2014-10-28.
  3. Web site: Welcome aboard, Nikolajs! . . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . Russian.
  4. Web site: New foreigner for Sochi . . Russian . 29 May 2024 . 29 May 2024 .