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Russian ice hockey player
A.K.A.
Ilya Alekseyevich Samsonov
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22 February 1997(Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Ilya Alexeyevich Samsonov (Russian: Илья Алексеевич Самсонов; born 22 February 1997) is a Russian junior ice hockey goaltender. He plays for the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Samsonov made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing in relief with Metallurg Magnitogorsk during the 2014–15 KHL season on 11 December 2014, against HC Sibir Novosibirsk. After a successful junior season with Metallurg's Junior club, Stalnye Lisy, Samsonov was ranked as the top European Goalie in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, and was the first goaltender drafted, being taken 22nd overall by the Washington Capitals.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2014–15 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1039 | 46 | 2 | 2.66 | .908 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 2.83 | .937 | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Stalnye Lisy | MHL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 9 | 1 | 1.80 | .935 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 2.82 | .875 | ||
| 2015–16 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 853 | 29 | 2 | 2.04 | .925 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 263 | 10 | 0 | 2.28 | .916 | ||
| 2016–17 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 27 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1127 | 40 | 2 | 2.13 | .936 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 1.28 | .949 | ||
| KHL totals | 47 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2003 | 71 | 4 | 2.13 | .930 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 356 | 12 | 0 | 2.02 | .924 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russia | U17 | 03 ! |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 17 | 0 | 5.71 | .887 | |
| 2015 | Russia | WJC18 | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | .934 | |
| 2016 | Russia | WJC | 02 ! |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .956 | |
| 2017 | Russia | WJC | 03 ! |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 370 | 13 | 2 | 2.11 | .930 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 849 | 40 | 2 | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | 2016 | |
| International | ||
| WJC18 Best Goaltender | 2015 | |
| WJC18 Top 3 player on Team | 2015 | |
| WJC All-Star Team | 2016 | |
| WJC Top 3 player on Team | 2016 | |