Nikita Mikhailis

Nikita Yurevich Mikhailis (Russian: Никита Юрьевич Михайлис; born June 18, 1995) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Barys Nur-Sultan 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.

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

Playing career

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]

International play

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.[10][11] 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.[12] Recording six goals and twelve points over five games, he became tournament's second top scorer.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16][17]

Personal life

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.[18][19] Mikhailis began to play hockey in Orsk, while his father played there for Yuzhny Ural.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Nomad Astana KAZ 501411256
2012–13 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 6019183710
2013–14 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 5629164520 32240
2014–15 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 40112
2014–15 Barys Astana KHL 233245 70000
2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 231124
2015–16 Nomad Astana KAZ 261316298
2016–17 Barys Astana KHL 100330
2016–17 Nomad Astana KAZ 31340
2016–17 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk VHL 301482210 83140
2017–18 Barys Astana KHL 3367138
2017–18 Nomad Astana KAZ 658132 42350
2018–19 Barys Astana KHL 6217183510 121560
2018–19 Nomad Astana KAZ 72680
2019–20 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 601715324 50110
KHL totals 21143468930 252680

International

Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Kazakhstan U18 (Div I) 5 5 4 9 0
2013 Kazakhstan U18 (Div I) 5 6 6 12 2
2013 Kazakhstan WJC (Div I) 5 1 3 4 0
2014 Kazakhstan WJC (Div I) 5 6 5 11 0
2015 Kazakhstan WJC (Div I) 5 5 6 11 0
2017 Kazakhstan WC (Div I) 5 2 0 2 0
2018 Kazakhstan WC (Div I) 5 1 1 2 0
2019 Kazakhstan WC (Div I) 5 4 2 6 0
2020 Kazakhstan OGQ 3 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 20 23 24 47 2
Senior totals 18 7 4 11 2

Awards

Award Year
Top Scorer – IIHF World U20 Division I (Division IB)2014 and 2015
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References

  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. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. April 17, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  11. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. April 17, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  12. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. April 20, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  13. "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. April 20, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  14. "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV IB – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. December 16, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  15. "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. December 15, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  16. "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV IB – Final ranking" (PDF). IIHF. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  17. "IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship DIV I Group B – Scoring leaders" (PDF). IIHF. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  18. "Farm team – Coaches". Barys Astana. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  19. Никита Михайлис - о семье и хоккее [Nikita Mikhailis - about family and hockey] (in Russian). Championat.com. November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  20. 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.
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