Kirill Polokhov

Kirill Vladimirovich Polokhov (Russian: Кирилл Владимирович Полохов; born 23 March 1998) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship (KAZ).

Kirill Polokhov
Born	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26) Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
KAZ team Former teams	Nomad Astana Barys Astana
National team	Kazakhstan
Playing career	2014–present

Playing career

Polokhov developed with the Yunost Karagandy and Tyumensky Legion of the Russian Junior Hockey League.^[1] In 2014, he joined Arystan Temirtau of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship at age of 16. In his first season in senior level, he recorded 3 assists in 34 games. In 2015, he signed by Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League to play in its junior affiliate team Snezhnye Barsy of the Junior Hockey League (MHL). In his inaugural season in the MHL, he recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in 41 games with +9. In the 2016–17 season, he was selected to play in the MHL All-Star Game. He finished the season with 13 points in 50 games.

During 2017 pre-season, Yevgeni Koreshkov selected Polokhov to play in Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). On 18 August 2017, he scored his first goal for Barys during Viktor Blinov Memorial Tournament against Amur Khabarovsk.^[2] On 24 August 2017, he made his KHL debut in the match against Spartak Moscow. On 25 September 2017, Polokhov scored his first KHL goal in the match against SKA Saint Petersburg.^[3]

International play

He represented Kazakhstan at the 2023 Winter World University Games, winning a bronze medal.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Arystan Temirtau	KAZ		30	0	3	3	39		4	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Snezhnye Barsy Astana	MHL		41	1	1	2	71		7	0	0	0	4
2016–17	Snezhnye Barsy Astana	MHL		50	4	9	13	22		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Barys Astana	KHL		52	1	1	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Snezhnye Barsy Astana	MHL		7	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Barys Astana	KHL		52	0	1	1	6		4	0	0	0	0
2018–19	Snezhnye Barsy Astana	MHL		7	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Nomad Astana	KAZ		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Nomad Nur-Sultan	KAZ		41	2	2	4	16		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Barys Nur-Sultan	KHL		8	0	1	1	5		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Nomad Nur-Sultan	KAZ		9	0	5	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	HC Tambov	VHL		25	0	3	3	19		4	0	0	0	2
2021–22	Saryarka Karaganda	KAZ		39	2	5	7	39		16	3	2	5	6
2022–23	Arlan Kokshetau	KAZ		34	2	21	23	16		7	0	1	1	4
2023–24	Barys Astana	KHL		17	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Arlan Kokshetau	KAZ		7	0	1	1	6		4	0	0	0	0
KHL totals				129	1	3	4	25		4	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015	Kazakhstan	WJC18-D1	13th		5	0	1	1	4
2016	Kazakhstan	WJC18-D1	15th		5	0	1	1	0
2016	Kazakhstan	WJC-D1	17th		5	0	0	0	2
2017	Kazakhstan	WJC-D1	13th		5	0	2	2	2
2017	Kazakhstan	WC-D1	19th		5	0	0	0	2
2018	Kazakhstan	WJC-D1	11th		5	0	1	1	0
2018	Kazakhstan	WC-D1	19th		5	0	1	1	2
2023	Kazakhstan	WC	11th		7	0	0	0	2
Junior totals					25	0	5	5	8
Senior totals					17	0	1	1	6

References

1. Полохов Кирилл Владимирович [Polokhov Kirill Vladimirovich] (in Russian). r-hockey.ru. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. "HC Barys edged out once again at Viktor Blinov Memorial". Kazinform. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. Кирилл Полохов: "Стараюсь приносить пользу команде и соответствовать её уровню" [Kirill Polokhov: "I try to bring benefits to the team and correspond to the level"] (in Russian). Shaiba.kz. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
4. "Ice Hockey – Men – Medallists" (PDF). Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database