Ilya Krikunov

Ilya Krikunov
Born (1984-02-27) February 27, 1984 (age 40)
Moscow, Russian SFSR
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Atlant Moscow Oblast
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Amur Khabarovsk
HC Sochi
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Kunlun Red Star
NHL draft 223rd overall, 2002
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2002–2021

Ilya Krikunov (born February 27, 1984) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Kunlun Red Star in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by Vancouver Canucks in the 7th round (223rd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

On May 22, 2014, Krikunov signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with expansion club, HC Sochi.[1] Krikunov broke out offensively in his three seasons with Sochi, collecting 112 points in 169 games before returning to former club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on a one-year deal on May 3, 2017.[2]

Krikunov played two further seasons with Avtomobilist before leaving as a free agent following the 2018–19 season, signing a two-year contract for a second stint with HC Sochi on May 1, 2019.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000 Kristall–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2000–01 Elemash–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 15 5 4 9 0 — — — — —
2000–01 HK–2 Voronezh RUS.3 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Elemash Elektrostal RUS.2 48 12 10 22 28 — — — — —
2001–02 Elemash–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 5 3 6 9 4 — — — — —
2002–03 Elemash Elektrostal RUS.2 48 19 9 28 34 — — — — —
2002–03 Elemash–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 50 10 9 19 14 — — — — —
2003–04 Khimik–2 Voskresensk RUS.3 3 4 3 7 2 — — — — —
2004–05 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 58 9 14 23 20 — — — — —
2005–06 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 46 10 5 15 57 8 1 1 2 2
2005–06 Khimik Elektrostal RUS.3 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 48 9 6 15 56 9 2 1 3 12
2006–07 Khimik–2 Moscow Oblast RUS.3 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 34 7 12 19 18 5 1 1 2 4
2008–09 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 27 5 6 11 10 3 0 2 2 0
2009–10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 55 9 17 26 30 — — — — —
2010–11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 53 6 12 18 18 — — — — —
2011–12 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 45 6 15 21 26 13 3 6 9 6
2012–13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 17 1 5 6 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 7 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 13 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Sputnik Nizhny Tagil VHL 5 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 13 3 0 3 0 — — — — —
2014–15 HC Sochi KHL 55 16 25 41 45 4 1 0 1 2
2015–16 HC Sochi KHL 60 13 23 36 29 4 0 0 0 0
2016–17 HC Sochi KHL 54 12 23 35 18 — — — — —
2017–18 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 50 11 21 32 16 5 0 2 2 0
2018–19 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 43 10 11 21 14 4 1 1 2 2
2019–20 HC Sochi KHL 25 3 6 9 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 10 2 3 5 4 5 0 2 2 4
2020–21 Kunlun Red Star KHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
RSL totals 236 45 46 91 165 22 4 3 7 18
KHL totals 534 98 170 268 224 38 5 13 18 14

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Russia U18 5 3 1 4 0
2002 Russia WJC18 8 3 8 11 6
2004 Russia WJC 6 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 19 6 11 17 8

References

  1. ^ "Transfer news: May 22". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ilya Krikunov rejoins Motorist" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ilya Krikunov returns to Sochi" (in Russian). HC Sochi. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.[dead link‍]

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