Artemi Kniazev
Russian ice hockey player (born 2001)
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Artemi Yurevich Kniazev (Russian: Артемий Юрьевич Князев; born 4 January 2001) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2019 NHL entry draft, and made his NHL debut in 2021. Internationally, Kniyazev played for the Russian national junior team at the 2021 World Junior Championships.
| Artemi Kniazev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 4, 2001 Kazan, Russia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Spartak Moscow San Jose Sharks Ak Bars Kazan | ||
| NHL draft |
48th overall, 2019 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Playing career
Kniazev was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2019 NHL entry draft.[1] He was then signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks on July 2, 2019[2]
In the 2021–22 season, Kniazev made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks on November 4, 2021, in a 3–5 loss to the St. Louis Blues.[3]
On July 2, 2023, he was traded by the Sharks to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for the rights to Leon Gawanke.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Irbis Kazan | MHL | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 55 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 51 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bars Kazan | VHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Irbis Kazan | MHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 14 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 60 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 61 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 91 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
