Ilya Solovyov
Born (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000
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 2017present

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

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

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 Belarus U20 BLR 10000
2018–19 Belarus U20 BLR 5335830 40002
2019–20 Saginaw Spirit OHL 537334035
2020–21 Dinamo Minsk KHL 4127936 50110
2020–21 Dinamo-Molodechno BLR 11010 10000
2021–22 Stockton Heat AHL 5135824 60110
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 684141838 91122
KHL totals 4127936 50110

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2018 Belarus U18 50002
2019 Belarus WJC-D1 50000
2019 Belarus WC-D1 50000
2020 Belarus WJC-D1 51232
2021 Belarus WC 40002
Junior totals 151234
Senior totals 90002

References

  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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