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Nikita Mikhailis
Mikhailis with Barys in 2015.
Born (1995-06-18) June 18, 1995 (age 29)
Karagandy, Kazakhstan
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Barys Astana
National team  Kazakhstan
Playing career 2011–present

Nikita Yurevich Mikhailis (Russian: Никита Юрьевич Михайлис; born June 18, 1995) is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] Mikhailis began playing professionally at the age of 16 with the Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. He played one season with Nomad, during which time he was selected 121st overall by the Barys in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft. In 2012, he began playing major junior hockey with the Barys' junior league affiliate Snezhnye Barsy of the Junior Hockey League (MHL) for three seasons. In 2014–15, he began playing for Barys and register 4 points in the regular season.

Playing career

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Mikhailis developed with the Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, joined the senior team at age of 16. After recording 25 points over 50 games in 2011–12 with Nomad, Barys decided to receive rights to him selecting 121st overall in the fourth round of the 2012 KHL Junior Draft.[2] In 2012, he joined its affiliate Snezhnye Barsy in the Junior Hockey League (MHL). In his inaugural season in MHL, he recorded 37 points in 60 games, the second highest record in the team.[3] Mikhailis stayed with Snezhnye Barsy another season and recorded a junior career-high 45 points in 56 games.[4] During 2014 pre-season, Mikhailis named the first candidate to be a limit player in coming season at Barys.[5] On September 6, 2014, he made his KHL debut in the match against the Amur Khabarovsk. On September 8, 2014, Mikhailis suffered a broken collarbone in a game against the Admiral Vladivostok.[6] He recorded his first point, an assist, on December 30 against the Traktor Chelyabinsk. Later, he scored his first KHL goal, a game winner against Jakub Kovar in a 4–1 win against the Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on January 10.[7] He completed the season with 2 goals and 2 points over 23 games.[8] He also played 4 games for Snezhnye Barsy in MHL.[9]

Following his ninth season with Barys, having captained the club in the 2022–23 campaign, Mikhailis left as a free agent and was signed to continue his career in the KHL with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on a one-year contract on 30 May 2023.[10]

International play

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Mikhailis made his international debut with Kazakhstan in Division IB of the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships, held in Hungary. With 9 points, he was the second top scorer in the tournament, helping Kazakhstan to second place in their pool.[11][12] At the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships, Kazakhstan finished first in their Division IB, earning a promotion to the Division IA for the following year.[13] Recording six goals and twelve points over five games, he became tournament's second top scorer.[14]

Mikhailis advanced to the under-20 level, playing in Division IB of the 2013 World Junior Championships, held in Ukraine. He scored 1 goal and 3 assist in 5 matches as Kazakhstan finished second in their group to Poland, missing out on a promotion to the main tournament for the following year.[15] In December 2013, Mikhailis made his second appearance at the under-20 level in the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championships' Division I tournament, held in Great Britain. Finishing with 11 points over 5 games, he became tournament's top scorer.[16] At his third appearance for the under-20 team at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championships, held in Hungary, Mikhailis helped Kazakhstan to promote to Division IA and became tournament's top scorer with 11 points.[17][18]

In January 2023, he became the author of the most beautiful puck in a week according to the Kontinental Hockey League. He scored the decisive goal in overtime, which brought victory to Barys – 3:2.[19]

Personal life

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Mikhailis was born in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. His father, Yuri Mikhailis, is a former ice hockey player and currently the head coach of the Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship.[20][21] Mikhailis began to play hockey in Orsk, while his father played there for Yuzhny Ural.[22]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Nomad Astana KAZ 50 14 11 25 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 60 19 18 37 10 — — — — —
2013–14 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 56 29 16 45 20 3 2 2 4 0
2014–15 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Barys Astana KHL 23 3 2 4 5 7 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 23 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Nomad Astana KAZ 26 13 16 29 8 — — — — —
2016–17 Barys Astana KHL 10 0 3 3 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Nomad Astana KAZ 3 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk VHL 30 14 8 22 10 8 3 1 4 0
2017–18 Barys Astana KHL 33 6 7 13 8 — — — — —
2017–18 Nomad Astana KAZ 6 5 8 13 2 4 2 3 5 0
2018–19 Barys Astana KHL 62 17 18 35 10 12 1 5 6 0
2018–19 Nomad Astana KAZ — — — — — 7 2 6 8 0
2019–20 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 60 17 15 32 4 5 0 1 1 0
2020–21 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 59 19 15 34 39 6 1 2 3 8
2021–22 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 47 18 26 44 10 5 1 1 2 2
2022–23 Barys Astana KHL 58 15 26 41 8 — — — — —
2023–24 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 64 19 19 38 8 23 2 2 4 0
KHL totals 439 114 132 246 95 59 6 11 17 10

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Kazakhstan U18-I DNQ 5 5 4 9 0
2013 Kazakhstan U18-I P 5 6 6 12 2
2013 Kazakhstan WJC-I DNQ 5 1 3 4 0
2014 Kazakhstan WJC-I DNQ 5 6 5 11 0
2015 Kazakhstan WJC-I P 5 5 6 11 0
2017 Kazakhstan WC-I DNQ 5 2 0 2 0
2018 Kazakhstan WC-I 19th 5 1 1 2 0
2019 Kazakhstan WC-I 17th 5 4 2 6 0
2020 Kazakhstan OGQ DNQ 3 0 1 1 2
2021 Kazakhstan WC 10th 7 3 2 5 0
2022 Kazakhstan WC 14th 7 2 4 6 6
2023 Kazakhstan WC 11th 7 2 3 5 0
2024 Kazakhstan WC 12th 7 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 20 23 24 47 2
Senior totals 39 15 15 30 8

Awards and honours

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Award Year
KHL
Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) 2024 [23]
International
Top Scorer – IIHF World U20 Division I (Division IB) 2014, 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Nikita Mikhailis". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "2012 KHL Junior Draft". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "2012/13 Snezhnye Barsy players stats". Junior Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "2013/14 Snezhnye Barsy players stats". Junior Hockey League. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Никита Михайлис станет главным претендентом на позицию лимитчика в «Барысе» [Nikita Mikhailis will be the main contender to be a limit player at «Barys»] (in Russian). Sports.kz. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  6. ^ Михайлис получил перелом ключицы в матче с "Адмиралом" [Mikhailis fractured collarbone in a match against "Admiral"] (in Russian). Vesti.kz. September 8, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Михайлис забросил первую шайбу за "Барыс" в КХЛ [Mikhailis scored his first goal for «Barys» in KHL] (in Russian). Vesti.kz. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  8. ^ "2014/15 Barys Astana players stats". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "2014/15 Snezhnye Barsy players stats". Junior Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  10. ^ "Nikita Mikhailis is a Metallurg player" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. April 17, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  12. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. April 17, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  13. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. April 20, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  14. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. April 20, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  15. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV IB – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. December 16, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  16. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. December 15, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  17. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV IB – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. December 20, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  18. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. December 20, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  19. ^ "Никита Михайлис стал автором самой красивой шайбы за неделю в КХЛ". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). January 27, 2023.
  20. ^ "Farm team – Coaches". Barys Astana. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  21. ^ Никита Михайлис - о семье и хоккее [Nikita Mikhailis - about family and hockey] (in Russian). Championat.com. November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  22. ^ Никита Михайлис: Тяжелее всего с финансами - много терминов [Nikita Mikhailis: the hardest part with finances - a lot of terms] (in Russian). Junior Hockey League. January 13, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  23. ^ "Magnitogorsk completes cup finals sweep". Kontinental Hockey League. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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