Ilya Solovyov

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Ilya Solovyov
Born (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23)
Mogilev, Belarus
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Calgary Flames
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)
Dinamo Minsk
National team  Belarus
NHL draft 205th overall, 2020
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2017–present

Ilya Ivanovich Solovyov (Russian: Илья Иванович Соловьёв; born 20 July 2000) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Calgary Wranglers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Internationally he played for the Belarusian national team at the 2021 World Championship.

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

Solovyov represented Belarus at the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[3][4][5]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

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
2023–24 Calgary Flames NHL 10 0 3 3 4
KHL totals 41 2 7 9 36 5 0 1 1 0
NHL totals 10 0 3 3 4

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Belarus U18 5 0 0 0 2
2019 Belarus WJC-D1 5 0 0 0 0
2019 Belarus WC-D1 5 0 0 0 0
2020 Belarus WJC-D1 5 1 2 3 2
2021 Belarus WC 4 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 15 1 2 3 4
Senior totals 9 0 0 0 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flames select Ilya Solovyov at 205th overall". flamesnation.ca. 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Flames sign Ilya Solovyov". nhl.com. 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Хоккеисты сборной Беларуси определились с игровыми номерами" (in Russian). hockey.by. 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Team Roster Belarus" (PDF). iihf.com. 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Player Statistics Belarus" (PDF). iihf.com. 4 June 2021.

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