Introduction
Egor Konstantinovich Yakovlev (Russian: Егор Константинович Яковлев; born 17 September 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing under contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.
Internationally, Yakovlev was part of the Russian team on numerous occasions, winning the 2014 IIHF World Championships, as well as the Russian team at the 2018 Winter Olympics where he won a gold medal.
Playing career
Yakovlev made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Ak Bars Kazan during the 2010–11 KHL season. On 20 October 2011, Yakovlev signed a three-year deal with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He was the first player signed by the club after the plane crash that killed the majority of its roster six weeks earlier. On 7 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg.
On 21 May 2018, Yakovlev signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Yakovlev began the 2018–19 season with the Devils American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Devils. He made his NHL debut on 11 November against the Winnipeg Jets and scored his first career NHL goal on 3 December in a 5–1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yakovlev split the season between New Jersey and Binghamton, finishing with 2 goals and 7 points in 25 games in the NHL.
As an impending free agent, Yakovlev left the Devils in order to return to continue his career in the KHL, signing a two-year contract with hometown club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on 15 May 2019.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Bars Kazan | MHL | 54 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 72 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bars Kazan | MHL | 37 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | VHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bars Kazan | MHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Neftyanik Almetievsk | VHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | VHL | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 49 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 | VHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 53 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 56 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 19 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 301 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 210 | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russia | WC | 
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Russia | WC | 
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2018 | OAR | OG |
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Russia | WC | 6th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup | 2017 | |