Nikita Pivtsakin

Nikita Pivtsakin
Born (1991-07-23) July 23, 1991 (age 33)
Omsk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Avangard Omsk
CSKA Moscow
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Spartak Moscow
Amur Khabarovsk
KalPa
HC Sochi
Playing career 2008–present

Nikita Pivtsakin (born July 23, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently playied under contract with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Pivtsakin originally made his professional debut in the KHL with Avangard Omsk in the 2008–09 season.[1]

On June 9, 2018, Pivtsakin was returned to Avangard Omsk in a trade with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he split the previous 2017–18 season after an earlier trade with CSKA Moscow.[2]

Following a lone season with HC Spartak Moscow in 2020–21, Pivtsakin opted to sign a one-year contract to join Amur Khabarovsk on 5 May 2021.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Avangard Omsk KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Omsk Hawks MHL 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 6
2009–10 Avangard Omsk KHL 19 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Omsk Hawks MHL 4 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Avangard Omsk KHL 32 0 5 5 20 11 1 0 1 2
2011–12 Omsk Hawks MHL 8 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
2011–12 Avangard Omsk KHL 43 1 5 6 30 15 3 1 4 2
2012–13 Avangard Omsk KHL 52 2 8 10 33 12 0 1 1 10
2013–14 Avangard Omsk KHL 54 2 8 10 28 — — — — —
2014–15 Avangard Omsk KHL 51 4 9 13 12 — — — — —
2015–16 CSKA Moscow KHL 20 0 1 1 27 14 0 2 2 4
2016–17 CSKA Moscow KHL 41 4 8 12 27 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 CSKA Moscow KHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 45 9 12 21 26 11 0 0 0 4
2018–19 Avangard Omsk KHL 38 4 3 7 29 19 1 2 3 0
2019–20 Avangard Omsk KHL 22 1 2 3 29 — — — — —
2019–20 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 16 1 4 5 8 4 0 3 3 0
2020–21 Spartak Moscow KHL 29 2 0 2 22 — — — — —
2021–22 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 30 1 1 2 11 — — — — —
2021–22 KalPa Liiga 16 1 3 4 25 — — — — —
2022–23 HC Sochi KHL 50 2 4 6 12 — — — — —
KHL totals 545 33 70 103 316 90 5 9 14 22

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Russia U17 5th 5 0 1 1 4
2008 Russia IH18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1 1 2 4
2009 Russia U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 10
2010 Russia WJC 6th 6 0 1 1 2
2011 Russia WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 29 1 5 6 22

References

  1. ^ "Avangard Omsk's 2010-11 Roster". hockeydb.com. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  2. ^ "Nikita Pivtsakin returns to Avangard". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  3. ^ "First signing for Amur" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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