Pavel Koltygin

Pavel Gennadevich Koltygin (Russian: Павел Геннадьевич Колтыгин; born February 17, 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[1]

Pavel Koltygin
Born	(1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 (age 25) Moscow, Russia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Lada Togliatti HC Vityaz SKA Saint Petersburg
NHL draft	176th overall, 2017 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2019–present

Playing career

Koltygin played as a youth in his native Russian within the Dynamo Moscow junior program. With NHL aspirations he was selected 9th overall in the 2016 CHL Import Draft by the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

He spent three seasons in the QMJHL for the Drummondville Voltigeurs and was drafted in the sixth round, 176th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators^[2]

On 2 June 2019, Koltygin returned to Russia to begin his professional career in the Kontinental Hockey League, agreeing to a two-year contract with HC Vityaz.^[3] In his first full professional campaign in 2019–20, Koltygin made his debut in the KHL, going pointless through 28 regular season games. On 8 May 2020, Koltygin was traded by Vityaz to powerhouse club, SKA Saint Petersburg, in exchange for Nail Yakupov.^[4]

After three seasons within SKA, Koltygin was traded to Lada Togliatti in exchange for financial compensation on 6 July 2023.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Team Russia U18	MHL		17	1	4	5	8		3	0	0	0	2
2016–17	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		65	22	25	47	44		4	1	0	1	6
2017–18	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		64	17	25	42	44		10	5	2	7	0
2018–19	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		63	25	17	42	49		16	7	7	14	8
2019–20	HC Vityaz	KHL		28	0	0	0	8		2	0	0	0	0
2020–21	SKA-Neva	VHL		16	2	0	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	SKA-Neva	VHL		43	12	15	27	20		16	1	3	4	8
2022–23	SKA-Neva	VHL		16	2	4	6	22		1	0	0	0	0
2022–23	SKA Saint Petersburg	KHL		11	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Lada Togliatti	KHL		14	1	5	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				53	1	6	7	30		2	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017	Russia	U18			7	1	3	4	4
Junior totals					7	1	3	4	4

References

1. "Pavel Koltygin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. "Nashville Predators draft history". hockeydb.com. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
3. "KHL Transfers May 2019". Retrieved 2 June 2019.
4. "Vityaz and SKA make trade" (in Russian). HC Vityaz. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
5. "Exchange with SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

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