Alexander Nikulin (ice hockey)

Alexander Sergeevich Nikulin (born August 25, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. Nikulin is currently playing with TUTO Hockey in the Finnish Mestis.

Alexander Nikulin
Born (1985-08-25) August 25, 1985
Perm, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
Mestis team
Former teams		 TUTO Hockey
CSKA Moscow
Ottawa Senators
Phoenix Coyotes
Amur Khabarovsk
Sibir Novosibirsk
Spartak Moscow
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
HC Lada Togliatti
HC Vityaz
MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš
NHL Draft 122nd overall, 2004
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2004–present

Playing career

Alexander turned professional with HC CSKA Moscow of the Russian Super League in 2004. After playing three seasons with CSKA, Alexander signed with the Ottawa Senators who had drafted him 122nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Nikulin played his first NHL game for the Ottawa Senators on November 22, 2007 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

In the 2008–09 season Nikulin was assigned to the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. Disappointed with his slow progress to the NHL with the Senators, Nikulin demanded a trade or voiced the possibility of returning to Russia.[1] On November 3, 2008, Nikulin was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Drew Fata.[2] Nikulin was then assigned to affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, where he spent the majority of the season, only playing in a single game with the Coyotes.

On May 24, 2009, failing an adaption to the North American style, Nikulin signed with former team CSKA Moscow of the KHL for the 2009-10 season.[3]

During the 2014–15 season, Nikulin's third stint with CSKA was cut short to 5 scoreless games after he was waived and claimed by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on October 29, 2014.[4]

On July 5, 2015, Nikulin continued his career in the KHL, signing a contract with HC Lada Togliatti.[5]

Personal

While with the Senators, Nikulin maintained a blog of his transition to North America, that became popular due to its candour.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05HC CSKA MoscowRSL163360—————
2005–06HC CSKA MoscowRSL511011212271012
2006–07HC CSKA MoscowRSL33511168124264
2007–08Binghamton SenatorsAHL7114365034—————
2007–08Ottawa SenatorsNHL20000—————
2008–09Binghamton SenatorsAHL52020—————
2008–09San Antonio RampageAHL647162320—————
2008–09Phoenix CoyotesNHL10000—————
2009–10HC CSKA MoscowKHL4251722230000
2010–11HC CSKA MoscowKHL70110—————
2010–11Amur KhabarovskKHL45517224—————
2011–12Amur KhabarovskKHL446202612—————
2012–13Amur KhabarovskKHL141232—————
2012–13HC Sibir NovosibirskKHL3641115671120
2013–14HC Spartak MoscowKHL454488—————
2014–15HC CSKA MoscowKHL50004—————
2014–15Buran VoronezhVHL74376—————
2014–15HC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL221454—————
2015–16HC Lada TogliattiKHL160228—————
2015–16HC VityazKHL2646100—————
2016–17HC VityazKHL5181422641120
2017–18HC VityazKHL481114256—————
2018–19HC VityazKHL5231417620000
2019–20MHk 32 Liptovský MikulášSlovak20000—————
KHL totals 453 52 126 178 68 16 2 2 4 0
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Russia WJC 6 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 6 1 1 2 2
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References
  1. "Sens prospect Nikulin demands a trade". TSN. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  2. "Coyotes acquire Nikulin from Senators". coyotes.nhl.com. 2008-11-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  3. "Alexander Nilukin: Dumping the puck is not for me". russianprospects.com. 2009-05-24. Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  4. "Nikulin departs to Neftekhimik via waivers" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  5. "Forward Nikulin to continue his career with Togliatti". rusport.ru. 2015-07-05. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  6. Bruce Garrioch (2007-09-20). "Carkner's dealt a bad hand". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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