Egor Yakovlev

Egor Konstantinovich Yakovlev (Russian: Егор Константинович Яковлев; born 17 September 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.

Egor Yakovlev
Yakovlev with Russia in 2014
Born (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991
Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Ak Bars Kazan
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
SKA Saint Petersburg
New Jersey Devils
National team  Russia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Internationally, Yakovlev was part of the Russian team on numerous occasions, winning the 2014 IIHF World Championships,[1] as well as the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Yakovlev made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Ak Bars Kazan during the 2010–11 KHL season.[2] On 20 October 2011, Yakovlev signed a three-year deal with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He was the first player signed by the club after the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed the majority of its roster six weeks earlier.[3][4] On 7 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with KHL powerhouse SKA Saint Petersburg.[1]

On 21 May 2018, Yakovlev signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).[5] Yakovlev began the 2018–19 season with the Devils American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Devils.[6] He made his NHL debut on 11 November against the Winnipeg Jets[6] and scored his first career NHL goal on 3 December in a 5–1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.[7] Yakovlev split the season between New Jersey and Binghamton, finishing with 2 goals and 7 points in 25 games in the NHL.

As an impending free agent, Yakovlev left the Devils in order to return to continue his career in the KHL, signing a two-year contract with hometown club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on 15 May 2019.[8]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Minsk
Silver medal – second place2015 Czech Republic

On 23 January 2022, Yakovlev was named to the roster to represent Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Ak Bars–2 Kazan RUS.3 62 3 11 14 66 3 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Bars Kazan MHL 54 4 19 23 72 9 4 0 4 10
2010–11 Bars Kazan MHL 37 7 25 32 32 — — — — —
2010–11 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 8 2 2 4 6 17 1 2 3 16
2011–12 Bars Kazan MHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 15 2 3 5 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl VHL 21 1 5 6 20 8 4 0 4 6
2011–12 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 49 2 5 7 34 6 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl VHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 48 3 3 6 34 18 2 2 4 4
2014–15 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 53 7 8 15 20 6 0 1 1 0
2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 59 3 7 10 57 15 0 1 1 20
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 56 6 15 21 51 15 0 3 3 6
2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 35 5 4 9 14 7 0 1 1 4
2018–19 Binghamton Devils AHL 19 0 16 16 6 — — — — —
2018–19 New Jersey Devils NHL 25 2 5 7 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 60 8 8 16 40 5 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 58 8 19 27 26 5 2 1 3 2
2021–22 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 48 2 14 16 18 24 2 13 15 8
2022–23 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 68 8 23 31 30 11 2 3 5 2
KHL totals 535 52 106 158 324 112 8 25 33 46
NHL totals 25 2 5 7 6 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Russia WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 1 2 3 6
2015 Russia WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 0 0 0 6
2018 OAR OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 1 1 0
2018 Russia WC 6th 8 0 1 1 0
2022 ROC OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 0
Senior totals 39 1 6 7 12

Awards and honors
Award Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup 2017 [10]

References
  1. "Егор Яковлев – в СКА!". ska.ru (in Russian). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. "Yegor Yakovlev player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. "Egor Yakovlev for revived team" (in Russian). hclokomotiv.ru. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. "Egor Yakovlev, thoughts on Lokomotiv" (in Russian). VHL.ru. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. "Devils sign D Egor Yakovlev to entry-level deal". NHL.com. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. Stein, Amanda (11 November 2018). "Yakovlev makes NHL debut tonight in Winnipeg". NHL.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. Stein, Amanda (3 December 2018). "Devils defeated by Tampa Bay". NHL.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. "Egor Yakovlev joins Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. "ROC targets repeat gold". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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