Nikolai Prokhorkin

Nikolai Prokhorkin
Prokhorkin practicing with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012
Born (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31)
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Free agent
CSKA Moscow
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
SKA Saint Petersburg
Los Angeles Kings
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Avangard Omsk
Sibir Novosibirsk
National team  Russia
NHL draft 121st overall, 2012
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2011–present

Nikolai Nikolayevich Prokhorkin (Russian: Николай Николаевич Прохоркин) (born 17 September 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]

Playing career

He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, 121st overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. On 5 September 2012, Prokhorkin was signed by the Kings to a three-year entry-level contract.[2] After attending the Kings training camp, Prokhorkin was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. He featured in 8 games with the Monarchs to begin the 2012–13 season, before opting to return to his original club, CSKA Moscow and terminate his contract with the Kings on 14 November 2012. In 2015 he transferred to powerhouse SKA Saint Petersburg where he won a Gagarin Cup in 2017.

On 13 May 2019, Prokhorkin as a free agent signed a one-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the Los Angeles Kings.[3] In his lone North American season in 2019–20, Prokhorkin was originally assigned to play with the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign. He made 4 appearances with the Reign before he was recalled to make his long-awaited debut in the NHL. Remaining with the Kings over the course of the season, Prokhorkin collected 4 goals and 14 points in 43 games in a bottom-six role, before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the Kings out of playoff contention, and unable to participate in the return to play stage, Prokhorkin as an impending restricted free agent opted to return to his homeland, agreeing to a two-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk on 20 July 2020.[4] He was signed by Metallurg after his KHL rights' were earlier acquired from SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Vladislav Kamenev on 11 June 2020.[5]

Following a lone season with Metallurg and entering the 2021–22 season, Prokhorkin was traded by Magnitogorsk to defending champions, Avangard Omsk in exchange for Denis Zernov on 30 August 2021.[6]

On 1 May 2022, Prokhorkin as a free agent returned to former club, SKA Saint Petersburg, by signing a three-year contract.[7]

International play

Prokhorkin is a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 CSKA Moscow KHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Krasnaya Armiya Moscow MHL 46 23 17 40 42 16 3 5 8 10
2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 15 1 1 2 4 4 0 1 1 2
2011–12 Krasnaya Armiya Moscow MHL 15 9 17 26 47 16 2 9 11 14
2012–13 Manchester Monarchs AHL 8 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 14 2 1 3 10 9 3 1 4 0
2012–13 THK Tver VHL 5 2 2 4 4 — — — — —
2013–14 CSKA Moscow KHL 52 19 18 37 47 4 1 1 2 16
2014–15 Buran Voronezh VHL 7 1 0 1 4 — — — — —
2014–15 CSKA Moscow KHL 41 9 11 20 15 4 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 55 19 17 36 91 19 2 5 7 18
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 43 6 8 14 47 16 3 5 8 12
2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 47 16 17 33 24 4 1 1 2 4
2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 41 20 21 41 10 11 2 4 6 4
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 4 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 43 4 10 14 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 45 12 14 26 26 12 3 5 8 24
2021–22 Avangard Omsk KHL 41 10 11 21 4 13 5 2 7 6
2022–23 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 3 0 1 1 0 7 1 3 4 2
2023–24 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 39 8 16 24 41 — — — — —
2023–24 Avangard Omsk KHL 26 10 9 19 12 12 2 3 5 2
KHL totals 468 132 145 277 331 115 23 31 54 92
NHL totals 43 4 10 14 6 — — — — —
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 OAR OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 0 2 2
Senior totals 6 2 0 2 2

Awards and honors

Award Year
KHL
All-Star Game 2014
Gagarin Cup 2017 [8]

References

  1. ^ "CSKA Moskva player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Kings sign prospect Prokhorkin, next step AHL". sbnation.com. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Nikolai Prokhorkin signs one-year entry-level contract with LA Kings". Los Angeles Kings. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Nikolai Prokhorkin at Metallurg!" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Nikolai Prokhorkin right's acquired by Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Metallurg make trade with Avangard" (in Russian). vk.com. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Nikolai Prokhorkin returns to SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


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