Ņikita Koļesņikovs
| Ņikita Koļesņikovs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 30, 1992 Jelgava, Latvia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| LHL team Former teams |
HK Dinaburga HK Rīga Shawinigan Cataractes Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Banská Bystrica Stjernen HC Fassa Odense Bulldogs Kallinge-Ronneby IF Västerviks IK Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Edinburgh Capitals Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 KS Cracovia Melbourne Mustangs HK Mogo Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs HC Donbass HK Zemgale/LLU | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Ņikita Koļesņikovs (born October 30, 1992) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Dinaburga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL).[1]
Playing career
[edit]Koļesņikovs began his career in Latvian junior teams[2] he played in Dinamo Riga system with HK Riga as well.
In 2012 he joined Banská Bystrica of Slovak Extraliga.[3] In 2013 he continued his career with Odense Bulldogs of AL-Bank Ligaen in Denmark, where he plays currently.[4]
In January 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for the Edinburgh Capitals.[5] Then, in July 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for Kongsvinger Knights of Norway's GET-ligaen.[1] However, he quickly moved on to Canadian side Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 spending just over a season in North America before returning to Edinburgh to re-join the Capitals in November 2017.
Since leaving Edinburgh for a second time, Kolesnikovs has briefly played in Poland, Australia, Latvia, the United States and Ukraine.
International
[edit]Koļesņikovs represented Latvia at junior level in 2012 world championships.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nikita Kolesnikovs at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ LHF. "LHF player profile" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ Didzis Rudmanis (2012-11-13). "Koļesņikovs karjeru turpinās Slovākijā" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ Didzis Rudmanis (2013-10-16). "Koļesņikovs karjeru turpinās Odensē" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "Edinburgh Capitals". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ^ IIHF. "Player profile". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jelgava
- Latvian ice hockey defencemen
- HK Riga players
- Odense Bulldogs players
- Edinburgh Capitals players
- Västerviks IK players
- Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák players
- HC Donbass players
- SHC Fassa players
- Stjernen Hockey players
- Shawinigan Cataractes players
- Blainville-Boisbriand Armada players
- Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 players
- Cracovia (ice hockey) players
- Melbourne Mustangs players
- Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs players
- HK Zemgale players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Australia
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Poland
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Slovenia
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Norway
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Ukraine
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine