Ņikita Koļesņikovs

Ņikita Koļesņikovs
Born (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
LHL team
Former teams
HK Dinaburga
HK Rīga
Shawinigan Cataractes
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Banská Bystrica
Stjernen
HC Fassa
Odense Bulldogs
Kallinge-Ronneby IF
Västerviks IK
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Edinburgh Capitals
Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5
KS Cracovia
Melbourne Mustangs
HK Mogo
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
HC Donbass
HK Zemgale/LLU
National team  Latvia
Playing career 2012–2022

Ņikita Koļesņikovs (born October 30, 1992) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Dinaburga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL).[1]

Playing career

Koļesņikovs began his career in Latvian junior teams[2] he played in Dinamo Riga system with HK Riga as well.

In 2012 he joined Banská Bystrica of Slovak Extraliga.[3] In 2013 he continued his career with Odense Bulldogs of AL-Bank Ligaen in Denmark, where he plays currently.[4]

In January 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for the Edinburgh Capitals.[5] Then, in July 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for Kongsvinger Knights of Norway's GET-ligaen.[1] However, he quickly moved on to Canadian side Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 spending just over a season in North America before returning to Edinburgh to re-join the Capitals in November 2017.

Since leaving Edinburgh for a second time, Kolesnikovs has briefly played in Poland, Australia, Latvia, the United States and Ukraine.

International

Koļesņikovs represented Latvia at junior level in 2012 world championships.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 HS Riga 17 Latvia U18 21281041 —————
2008–09 SK Riga 18 Latvia 2227951 —————
2008–09 SK Riga 18 Latvia U20 20461032 —————
2009–10 SK Riga/Profs 18 Latvia 2420214 —————
2010–11 HK Riga MHL 381348 20000
2011–12 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 13191012 —————
2011–12 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 373141745 1000014
2012–13 HC Banska Bystrica Slovak 60114 —————
2012–13 Stjernen Hockey Norway 243101341 40116
2013–14 HC Fassa Falcons Italy 60330 —————
2013–14 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 3033618 50110
2014–15 Kallinge-Ronneby IF Hockeyettan 40112 —————
2014–15 Vasterviks IK Hockeyettan 122356 —————
2015–16 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák MOL Liga 30000 —————
2015–16 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 193111418 —————
2016–17 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 36291131 1200022
2017–18 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 81014 —————
2017–18 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 2245955 —————
2017–18 Cracovia Krakow Poland 30114 1221320
2017–18 Melbourne Mustangs AIHL 204162043 10000
2018–19 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs SPHL 20000 —————
2019–20 HK Mogo Latvia 17471124 —————
2019–20 Donbass Donetsk Ukraine 1757128 40002
2020–21 Donbass Donetsk Ukraine 26010102 90222
2021–22 HK Zemgale/LBTU Latvia 20000 —————
2021–22 HK Dinaburga Latvia 902212 —————
AIHL totals 20 4 16 20 43 1 0 0 0 0
Denmark totals 30 3 3 6 18 5 0 1 1 0
EIHL totals 41 7 16 23 73 — — — — —
Hockeyettan totals 16 2 4 6 8 — — — — —
LNAH totals 44 3 9 12 35 12 0 0 0 22
Latvia totals 74 8 16 24 101 — — — — —
Norway totals 24 3 10 13 41 4 0 1 1 6
Poland totals 3 0 1 1 4 12 2 1 3 20
Ukraine totals 43 5 17 22 10 13 0 2 2 4

References

  1. 1 2 "Nikita Kolesnikovs at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  2. ↑ LHF. "LHF player profile" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  3. ↑ Didzis Rudmanis (2012-11-13). "Koļesņikovs karjeru turpinās Slovākijā" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  4. ↑ Didzis Rudmanis (2013-10-16). "Koļesņikovs karjeru turpinās Odensē" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh Capitals". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  6. ↑ IIHF. "Player profile". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-19.