Kirill Kapustin (Кирилл Капустин ; born February 8, 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Kirill Kapustin
Kirill Kapustin and Pyotr Schastlivy.jpg
Born (1993-02-08) February 8, 1993 (age 31)
Yaroslavl, Russia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams
Amur Khabarovsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Lada Togliatti
HC Sochi
Severstal Cherepovets
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career edit

Kapustin made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2013–14 KHL season.[1] On August 15, 2016, Kapustin ended his tenure with Lokomotiv as he was traded for compensation to fellow KHL team, Amur Khabarovsk.[2]

On May 16, 2017, Kapustin was returned to Lokomotiv by Amur in a trade alongside Alexander Yelesin in exchange for Danil Romantsev.[3]

After two seasons with Severstal Cherepovets, Kapustin left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract with his sixth KHL club, Traktor Chelyabinsk, on 6 May 2021.[4]

At the conclusion of his contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk, Kapustin was signed to an initial tryout contract in a return to Amur Khabarovsk on 21 August 2023.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kirill Kapustin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Kirill Kapustin joins Amur" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "KHL announces trades for May 16". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kirill Kapustin a newcomer to Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Old friend Kapustin returns" (in Russian). Amur Khabarovsk. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

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