Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov

Information about Kirill Kaprizov

• Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov born 26 April 1997
• Kaprizov grew up in a small village about 60 miles (97 km) outside Novokuznetsk, Russia. He began playing hockey at age four, traveling daily between his village and downtown Novokuzentsk for practice, before moving to the city to further his hockey career. Played in the Metallurg Novokuznetsk hockey school as a child, progressing to the Kuznetskie Medvedi junior team before beginning his professional career with the senior team in 2014
• Kaprizov made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with his hometown club, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, during the 2014–15 KHL season. On 21 August 2015, Kaprizov was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain with Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
• On 2 May 2016, he was traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa.[6] He played one season for Ufa, totaling 42 points in 49 games before being traded to CSKA Moscow in 2017 in exchange for monetary compensation.
• He registered his 100th career goal on 15 October 2019, becoming the youngest player in KHL history to do so, at 22 years, 172 days old.
• Kaprizov was selected to five KHL All-Star Games in each year from 2016 to 2020.
• Kaprizov was drafted by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, 135th overall.
• On 13 July 2020, Kaprizov signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Minnesota Wild. The contract included the 2019–20 season, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but he did not play his first game until the 2020–21 season.
• Kaprizov made his NHL debut on 14 January 2021 against the Los Angeles Kings. He tallied three points, including the game-winning goal in overtime, in a 4–3 victory for the Wild. In this game, he became the first player in NHL history to score three points and an overtime goal in his debut.
• Despite the shortened 2020–21 NHL season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaprizov set Wild franchise records for goals and points by a rookie, with 27 goals and 51 points.
• He was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year, becoming the first player in Wild franchise history to receive the honor. He received 99 out of 100 first place votes, the highest percentage since Teemu Selänne in 1993.
• On 21 September 2021, Kaprizov signed a five-year, $45 million contract with the Wild. The contract came after months of negotiations in which Kaprizov was reported to be willing to return to CSKA Moscow if did not come to terms with the Wild.
• At All-Star weekend, he participated in the Breakaway Challenge in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition with a tribute to Alexander Ovechkin, wearing Ovechkin's jersey and performing his famed "hot stick" celebration.
• Kaprizov has played for the Russian national team in the IIHF World U18 Championship, IIHF World Junior Championship, senior Ice Hockey World Championships, and the Winter Olympics.
• He was the youngest player on the gold medal-winning Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[37] Kaprizov scored the golden goal in overtime of the final match against Germany, winning the first gold medal for the Russian ice hockey team since 1992.
• In 2019, he won bronze at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.