Egor Zamula

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Denisovich and the family name is Zamula.

Yegor Denisovich Zamula (Russian: Егор Денисович Замула; born 30 March 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Yegor Zamula
Zamula with the Flyers in 2024
Born	(2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24) Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2021–present

Early life

Zamula began playing ice hockey at the age of two, and says that his favorite player as a child was Victor Hedman.^[1]

Playing career

Amateur

The Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Zamula 60th overall in the CHL Import Draft. After 38 games with the Pats, Zamula was placed on waivers, where he was claimed by the Calgary Hitmen.^[2]

Professional

Zamula battles for position against Tomáš Tatar of the Seattle Kraken in 2023.

Zamula made his NHL debut on 27 April 2021, playing on a defensive line with Travis Sanheim in a game against the New Jersey Devils.^[3] He became the fifth Flyer to debut during the 2020–21 NHL season, following Maksim Sushko, Tanner Laczynski, Wade Allison, and Jackson Cates.^[4]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Russia
World Junior Championships
	2020 Czech Republic

Zamula represented Russia at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he averaged 22:23 of ice time per game, the most of any player for Russia, Canada, the US, Sweden, or Finland. He scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 7 games with Russia, who eventually lost the gold medal match to Canada.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017–18	Regina Pats	WHL		38	0	7	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		31	2	9	11	24		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		61	10	46	56	27		11	0	7	7	4
2019–20	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		28	7	21	28	14		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		25	0	6	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		58	4	25	29	16		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		10	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		14	0	4	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		44	1	18	19	14		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		66	5	16	21	32		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				92	5	20	25	38		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018	Russia	U18	6th		5	1	1	2	4
2020	Russia	WJC			7	2	3	5	6
Junior totals					12	3	4	7	10

References

1. Appleyard, Alexander (30 January 2020). "Flyers Q&As: Checking in with Bobby Brink, Cam York and Yegor Zamula as they keep their eyes on the big club". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
2. Wheeler, Scott (29 December 2019). "From the fringes to the forefront: The rise of Flyers prospect Yegor Zamula". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
3. Hall, Jordan (26 April 2021). "Exciting Flyers prospect goes from undrafted to NHL debut". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
4. Carchidi, Sam (26 April 2021). "Tanner Laczynski will miss the rest of the Flyers' season; Egor Zamula to make his NHL debut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
5. Appleyard, Alexander (8 January 2020). "World juniors in review: Analyzing how Yegor Zamula and the Flyers prospects fared on the global stage". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

External links

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