Kirill Slepets

Kirill Slepets
Born (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)
Khabarovsk, Russia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Amur Khabarovsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Dinamo Riga
Oulun Kärpät
NHL draft 152nd overall, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2018–present

Kirill Olegovich Slepets (Russian: Кирилл Олегович Слепец; born 6 April 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 152nd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

As a youth Slepets played within the junior ranks of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He made his full professional debut in the 2018–19 season, appearing in 10 games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, scoring 1 goal. While showing a high offensive potential at the junior levels, Slepets was selected in the fifth round, 152nd overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Slepets continued his development in Russia, playing in the second tier Supreme Hockey League with Buran Voronezh before he was traded by Lokomotiv to Latvian KHL club, Dinamo Riga, on 13 November 2019.[2] In the 2019–20 season, Slepets made 33 appearances with Riga, posting 3 goals and 7 points.

On 5 May 2020, Slepets was returned by Riga to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in a trade for the rights to Brock Trotter.[3] Slepets began the 2020–21 season with Buran Voronezh, regisitering 6 points through 17 games, before leaving the club. On 23 December 2020, Slepets continued in the VHL, signing with Neftyanik Almetievsk.[4]

Following an offensively productive tenure with Neftyanik, Slepets returned to the KHL in the off-season, securing a one-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow on 9 August 2021.[5] After attending the pre-season with Spartak, Slepets tenure with the club was short lived as he was traded prior to the 2021–22 season to hometown club, Amur Khabarovsk, in exchange for the rights to Andrei Loktionov on 25 August 2021.[6]

In the 2023–24 season, Slepets in returning for his third season with Amur Khabarovsk, recorded career bests with 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points through 53 regular season games. On the eve of the post-season, Slepets' NHL rights were included in a trade by the Hurricanes to the Toronto Maple Leafs alongside the acquisition of Ilya Lyubushkin on 29 February 2024.[7][8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Team Russia MHL 26 12 4 16 10 3 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 41 8 10 18 16 4 0 3 3 2
2017–18 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 49 19 14 33 22 16 2 6 8 2
2017–18 Loko-Junior Yaroslavl NMHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 HC Ryazan VHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 17 12 6 18 6 17 4 6 10 10
2018–19 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 10 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2018–19 HC Lada Togliatti VHL 6 0 3 3 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Buran Voronezh VHL 21 8 7 15 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Dinamo Riga KHL 33 4 3 7 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Buran Voronezh VHL 17 3 3 6 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Neftyanik Almetievsk VHL 17 2 4 6 8 13 4 6 10 2
2021–22 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 14 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Sokol Krasnoyarsk VHL 5 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 15 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 17 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
2022–23 Sokol Krasnoyarsk VHL 19 6 9 15 4 20 6 1 7 8
2023–24 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 53 8 11 19 8 6 0 1 1 2
KHL totals 127 13 17 30 24 6 0 1 1 2
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Canada

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Russia U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 0 2 2
2017 Russia U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 2 6 0
2019 Russia WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 2 7 4
Junior totals 20 11 4 15 6

Awards and honours

Award Year
MHL
Kharlamov Cup (Loko Yaroslavl) 2018, 2019

References

  1. ^ "Hurricanes stock up on draft picks". The Times-News. 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Lokomotiv trades Kirill Slepets to Dinamo Riga". Kontinental Hockey League. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Transfers May 5" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kirill Slepets added to Almetievsk" (in Russian). Supreme Hockey League. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Kirill Slepets added to Spartak's squad" (in Russian). HC Spartak Moscow. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Kirill Slepets traded to Amur" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Maple Leafs Acquire Defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin". Toronto Maple Leafs. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via NHL.com.
  8. ^ "Maple Leafs acquire D Ilya Lyubushkin from Ducks in 3-team trade involving Hurricanes". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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