Dmitrij Jaškin

Dmitrij Alexejevič Jaškin (Russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич Яшкин; born 23 March 1993) is a Russian-born Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played five seasons for the St Louis Blues and one season with the Washington Capitals and Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jaškin was selected first overall in the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by Sibir Novosibirsk, and was drafted by the Blues in the second round, 41st overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Dmitrij Jaškin
Jaškin with the St. Louis Blues in 2013
Born (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993
Omsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Ak Bars Kazan
Slavia Praha
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
Dynamo Moscow
Arizona Coyotes
SKA Saint Petersburg
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft 41st overall, 2011
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2010–present

Early life

His father, Alexej Jaškin, was a professional defenceman for Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League and later Vsetín in the Czech Extraliga. Dmitrij and his older brother Michail started in the Vsetín youth system while their father played there, and they both transferred to Slavia Praha in 2008. The family has lived in the Czech Republic since 1993, when Dmitrij was eight months old.

Jaskin as a member of the Moncton Wildcats

Playing career

He first played professionally for Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga for two seasons. Jaškin could have played in the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, but suffered a knee injury in an Extraliga game on 21 November, which sidelined him for six weeks and caused him to miss the tournament.[2] He registered 10 points in 33 Extraliga games during the season as a 17-year-old, ranking him second among junior-aged players in the league.[3]

After being selected by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2012 CHL Import Draft, Jaškin announced that he would play for the QMJHL team in the 2012–13 season in order to increase his chances of playing in the NHL.[4]

On 3 April 2013, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues, and was assigned to the Chicago Wolves.[1] He was recalled to the Blues roster on 9 April.[5]

During the 2013–14 season, on 28 December 2013, he scored his first NHL goal against Antti Raanta of the Chicago Blackhawks. On 3 July 2015, the Blues re-signed him to a one-year deal.[6] Following 2015–16 season, on 16 June 2016, Jaškin re-signed with the Blues to a two-year, $2 million deal.[7]

On 2 October 2018, Jaškin was claimed off waivers by the Washington Capitals.[8]

Jaškin as a free agent from the Capitals, opted to pause his NHL career and returned to Russia in signing a one-year deal with HC Dynamo Moscow of the KHL on 22 August 2019.[9] Making his KHL debut in the 2019–20 season and benefiting from an increased role with Dynamo, Jaškin was leaned on offensively recording 63 points in 58 regular season games. His 31 goals set a new franchise single KHL season record and he was signed to an improved two-year contract extension on 17 April 2020.[10]

After two highly productive seasons with HC Dynamo Moscow, Jaškin returned to North America as a free agent, agreeing to a lucurative one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 28, 2021.[11] Jaškin continued to struggle to make an impact at the NHL level with a poorly performing Coyotes team. Through his first 12 games, he registered a single assist before suffering an injury in a game against the Nashville Predators on November 13. Following an illegal hit by Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki, he was expected to be out of action long-term and was placed on the injured reserve.[12] Ultimately Jaškin did not appear in another game with the Coyotes.

As a free agent, Jaškin returned to the KHL and was signed to a one-year contract after his rights were traded from Dynamo Moscow to SKA Saint Petersburg on 25 July 2022.[13] Named as team captain for the 2022–23 season, Jaškin returned to his previous goal scoring form, leading the league with 40 goals and in points across the regular and post-season.

On 7 June 2023, Jaškin as the top tier free agent of the league was signed to a three-year contract with SKA competitor club, Ak Bars Kazan.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Vsetínská hokejová CZE U18 40 15 25 40 72 2 2 0 2 6
2008–09 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 46 28 19 47 34 9 6 2 8 8
2009–10 HC Slavia Praha CZE U18 12 15 12 27 36 2 1 3 4 4
2009–10 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 40 13 10 23 67 7 2 5 7 26
2010–11 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 2
2010–11 HC Slavia Praha ELH 33 3 7 10 16 17 2 1 3 31
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha CZE U20 10 6 11 17 12 2 1 3 4 14
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha ELH 30 1 1 2 16 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Berounští Medvědi Czech.1 10 2 6 8 16 — — — — —
2012–13 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 51 46 53 99 73 5 1 2 3 16
2012–13 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL 42 15 14 29 28 9 4 5 9 10
2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL 18 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 54 13 5 18 16 6 0 1 1 2
2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 65 4 9 13 26 6 1 1 2 5
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 3 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2016–17 St. Louis Blues NHL 51 1 10 11 18 2 1 0 1 4
2017–18 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 6 11 17 14 — — — — —
2018–19 Washington Capitals NHL 37 2 6 8 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Dynamo Moscow KHL 58 31 32 63 75 6 3 3 6 6
2020–21 Dynamo Moscow KHL 59 38 22 60 52 10 5 3 8 12
2021–22 Arizona Coyotes NHL 12 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2022–23 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 67 40 22 62 48 14 5 2 7 16
NHL totals 315 27 43 70 92 14 2 2 4 11
KHL totals 184 109 76 185 175 30 13 8 21 34

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Czech Republic IH18 4th 5 3 4 7 0
2011 Czech Republic U18 8th 6 4 1 5 10
2012 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 4
2013 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 3 3 6 12
2016 Czech Republic WCH 6th 3 0 0 0 0
2018 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 4 3 7 10
2019 Czech Republic WC 4th 10 2 2 4 14
Junior totals 18 8 5 13 26
Senior totals 21 6 5 11 24

See also

References
  1. "Jaskin Signs 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". National Hockey League. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. "Czech Hockey Report: Jaškin out, Frk added to preliminary WJC roster". czechhockeyreport.com. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  3. "Complete statistics". Hokej.cz. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. "Jaškin: "I want to go to Canada"". CzechHockeyReport.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. "Blues Recall Jaskin from Peoria". National Hockey League. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. Tucker, Cam (3 July 2015). "Blues re-sign Jaskin to one-year contract". nbcsports.com. NBCSports. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. The Associated Press (16 June 2016). "Blues re-sign forward Dmitrij Jaskin to two-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. St. Louis: Sportsnet. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8. "Capitals Claim Dmitrij Jaskin". NHL.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. "Dmitrij Jaskin joins Dynamo Moscow". en.khl.ru. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. "New contract for Dmitrij Jaskin" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  11. "Coyotes sign Jaškin to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. "Coyotes' Dmitrij Jaskin: Expected to be out long term". CBS Sports. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. "Dmitri Jaskin is in SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  14. "Dmitry Jaskin moves to Ak Bars" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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