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Nikolajs Jeļisejevs

Nikolajs Jeļisejevs
Born (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30)
Riga, Latvia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Free agent
Dinamo Riga
Modo Hockey
Admiral Vladivostok
HKM Zvolen
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2011–present

Nikolajs Jeļisejevs (born 7 July 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He was most recently 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

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 HS Prizma/Pārdaugava 93 LAT U18 14 17 12 29 4
2010–11 Daugavpils Ledus Skola LAT U18 9 15 7 22 16
2010–11 DHK Latgale LAT 12 4 0 4 2
2010–11 SK Rīga 18 BLR U18 20 24 22 46 18
2010–11 HK Rīga MHL 40 8 5 13 10 5 1 0 1 0
2011–12 HK Juniors Rīga RUS.2 U20 10 7 5 12 6
2011–12 HK Juniors Rīga LAT 7 7 4 11 0
2012–13 HK Rīga MHL 62 19 12 31 26 3 1 1 2 2
2012–13 HK Juniors Rīga LAT 5 2 1 3 0
2013–14 HK Rīga MHL 44 19 12 31 28 10 5 2 7 6
2013–14 HK Juniors Rīga LAT 1 0 4 4 0
2014–15 HK Rīga MHL 46 30 14 44 16 3 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Dinamo Rīga KHL 4 0 1 1 0
2015–16 Dinamo Rīga KHL 11 1 1 2 0
2016–17 Dinamo Rīga KHL 24 2 1 3 10
2017–18 Dinamo Rīga KHL 12 0 1 1 6
2017–18 HK Liepāja LAT 5 2 4 6 2
2017–18 Tsen Tou Jilin City VHL 33 9 8 17 10 4 2 3 5 0
2018–19 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 40 13 6 19 14 8 2 1 3 6
2019–20 HK Olimp LAT 32 19 17 36 62
2020–21 HK Olimp/Venta 2002 LAT 16 13 11 24 10
2020–21 Dinamo Rīga KHL 15 1 1 2 2
2021–22 Dinamo Rīga KHL 29 13 7 20 12
2021–22 Modo Hockey Allsv 7 2 3 5 2 13 1 4 5 4
2022–23 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 63 11 11 22 24 7 1 0 1 2
2023–24 HKM Zvolen Slovak 3 0 0 0 0
LAT totals 73 45 40 85 76 5 2 1 3 0
KHL totals 158 28 23 51 54 7 1 0 1 2

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Latvia U18 D1 4 1 2 3 4
2012 Latvia WJC18 6 1 0 1 2
2013 Latvia WJC 5 2 0 2 4
2022 Latvia OG 4 1 0 1 2
2022 Latvia WC 7 1 1 2 0
Junior totals 15 4 2 6 10
Senior totals 11 2 1 3 2

References

  1. ^ Latvian hockey federation. "Player profile" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. ^ KHL. "Player game log" (in Russian). khl.com. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  3. ^ "Welcome aboard, Nikolajs!" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "New foreigner for Sochi" (in Russian). HC Sochi. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.