Ilya Solovyov
Ilya Ivanovich Solovyov (Russian: Илья Иванович Соловьёв; born 20 July 2000) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Internationally he played for the Belarusian national team at the 2021 World Championship.
| Ilya Solovyov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 July 2000 Mogilev, Belarus | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames Dinamo Minsk | ||
| National team |
 Belarus | ||
| NHL Draft |
205th overall, 2020 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
Solovyov played as a youth in Belarus, developing within the Belarus under-20 national squad while participating in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL). He was selected 53rd overall in the 2019 CHL Import Draft by the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and made his North American major junior debut in the following 2019–20 season, where he scored seven goals and had 33 assists for 40 points in 53 games.
He was drafted in the seventh round, 205th overall, in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames and returned to Belarus to play with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). As a rookie in the 2020–21 season, Solovyov recorded 2 goals and 7 assists for 9 points and 36 penalty minutes in 41 games.
Solovyov was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames on 6 April 2021.[1] [2]
International play
Solovyov represented Belarus at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[3][4][5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Belarus U20 | BLR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Belarus U20 | BLR | 53 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 53 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo-Molodechno | BLR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 51 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 68 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| KHL totals | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Flames select Ilya Solovyov at 205th overall". flamesnation.ca. 7 October 2020.
- "Flames sign Ilya Solovyov". nhl.com. 6 April 2021.
- "Хоккеисты сборной Беларуси определились с игровыми номерами" (in Russian). hockey.by. 18 May 2021.
- "Team Roster Belarus" (PDF). iihf.com. 21 May 2021.
- "Player Statistics Belarus" (PDF). iihf.com. 4 June 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database