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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
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NHL team Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2021–present

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).

Early life

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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

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Amateur

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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

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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

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Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Russia
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 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

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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
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

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Russia U18 6th 5 1 1 2 4
2020 Russia WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2 3 5 6
Junior totals 12 3 4 7 10

References

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  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.
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