Kirill Semyonov

Kirill Semyonov (born October 27, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He formerly played in North America for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Kirill Semyonov
Born (1994-10-27) October 27, 1994
Omsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Ak Bars Kazan
Avangard Omsk
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  Russia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Semyonov played as a youth within hometown club, Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Semyonov made his professional and KHL debut playing with Avangard Omsk during the 2013–14 KHL season.[1]

During the 2015–16 season, Semyonov was traded by Omsk to Metallurg Novokuznetsk in exchange for Maksim Kazakov on 14 December 2015.[2] In an increased role, Semyonov featured in the final 20 regular season games with Novokuznetsk, posting 6 points. In the following 2016–17 season, Semyonov enjoyed a break out season with Novokuznetsk, leading the team in scoring with 13 goals and 27 points through 60 games in what would be the club's final season in the KHL.

Semyonov remained in the KHL, returning to original club Avangard Omsk on a two-year contract on 9 June 2017.[3] Emerging as a top-six scoring role forward, Semyonov increased his goal totals in four consecutive seasons, leading Avangard in scoring during the 2019–20 season with 16 goals and 46 points through 62 regular season games to represent Avangard at the 2020 KHL All-Star Game.

In the following 2020–21 season, Semyonov after contributing with 26 points in 60 regular season games, posted career best playoff appearances by featuring in 23 post-season games and collecting 4 goals and 9 points to help Avangard claim their first Gagarin Cup in franchise history with a 4-2 series win over CSKA Moscow.[4]

As an undrafted free agent, Semyonov left the KHL and signed a one-year, entry-level deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL for the 2021–22 season on 5 May 2021.[5] After attending the Maple Leafs 2021 training camp, Semyonov was assigned to begin his first North American season with American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. Semyonov scored at a point-per-game pace with 1 goal and 8 assists in 9 contests before he was recalled to the Maple Leafs on 7 November 2021. He made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs, appearing in a bottom six forward role in a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on 10 November 2021.[6] He featured in 3 games with the Maple Leafs without registering a point before he was returned to the AHL on 30 November 2021.[7] Unwilling to continue in the AHL with the Marlies, Semyonov opted mutually terminate his contract with the Maple Leafs and was placed on unconditional waivers on 2 December 2021.[8]

On 6 December 2021, Semyonov as a free agent subsequently returned to Russia and rejoined previous club, Avangard Omsk, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9]

On 5 May 2022, having left Avangard as a free agent, Semyonov signed a two-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan.[10]

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing

On 23 January 2022, Semyonov was named to the roster to represent Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Omskie Yastreby MHL 60 14 11 25 26 13 2 4 6 14
2012–13 Yastreby Omsk MHLB 2 2 3 5 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Omskie Yastreby MHL 45 15 33 48 24 14 2 5 7 14
2013–14 Avangard Omsk KHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Avangard Omsk KHL 49 2 4 6 4 10 3 1 4 4
2015–16 Avangard Omsk KHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Saryarka Karaganda VHL 14 1 3 4 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 20 1 5 6 16 — — — — —
2015–16 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 60 13 14 27 69 — — — — —
2017–18 Avangard Omsk KHL 54 13 17 30 34 7 1 0 1 12
2018–19 Avangard Omsk KHL 62 15 13 28 16 19 3 6 9 8
2019–20 Avangard Omsk KHL 62 16 30 46 38 6 4 2 6 4
2020–21 Avangard Omsk KHL 60 10 16 26 43 23 4 5 9 10
2021–22 Toronto Marlies AHL 9 1 8 9 10 — — — — —
2021–22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2021–22 Avangard Omsk KHL 8 1 3 4 4 13 3 3 6 8
2022–23 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 68 11 23 34 53 24 2 3 5 10
KHL totals 453 82 125 207 279 102 20 20 40 56
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2022 ROC OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 2
Senior totals 6 2 1 3 2

Awards and honours
Award Year
MHL
Champion (Omskie Yastreby) 2013
All-Star Game 2014
KHL
All-Star Game 2020
Gagarin Cup (Avangard Omsk) 2021 [4]

References
  1. "Kirill Semyonov player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. "Transfer news: Three trades" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. "Forward Kirill Semyonov is in Vangard" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  5. "Maple Leafs sign Kirill Semyonov to entry-level deal". The Sports Network. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  6. "Nylander, Campbell lead Maple Leafs to 3-0 win over Flyers". ESPN. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  7. Toronto Maple Leafs (November 30, 2021). "Maple Leafs announce roster transactions". Twitter. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  8. "Maple Leafs place Semyonov on waivers for contract termination". The Sports Network. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  9. "Kirill Semyonov returns to Champions" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  10. "Kirill Semyonov moves to Ak Bars" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  11. "ROC targets repeat gold". International Ice Hockey Federation. January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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