Ņikita Jevpalovs

Ņikita Jevpalovs (born 9 September 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Dornbirn Bulldogs in the Austrian Hockey League (IceHL).

Ņikita Jevpalovs
Ņikita Jevpalovs on January 11, 2020
Born (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Riga, Latvia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
IceHL team
Former teams		 Dornbirn Bulldogs
San Jose Barracuda
Dinamo Riga
Laval Rocket
National team  Latvia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career
Ņikita Jevpalovs on December 19, 2013.

Jevpavlos spent his junior career between Canada and Latvia, mostly playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Undrafted, on January 1, 2015, he was signed by San Jose Sharks to a two-year entry-level agreement.[1]

In his rookie professional season in 2015–16, Jevpavlovs was reassigned by the Sharks between the ECHL and AHL playing for the Allen Americans and San Jose Barracuda. In the following 2016–17 season, he exclusively played with the Barracuda, notching a professional high 13 goals and 21 points in 65 games.

At the expiration of his contract with the Sharks, Jevpalovs was not tendered a qualifying offer and returned to Latvia to play for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League on July 4, 2017.[2] He made his KHL debut in the 2017–18 season opening match against Avangard Omsk,[3] and scored his first goal on 31 August in a defeat to Spartak Moscow.[4] He completed the season scoring just 5 goals and 8 points in 46 games.

As a free agent, Jevpalovs opted for a return to North America, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with the Laval Rocket, affiliate to the Montreal Canadiens on July 1, 2018.[5] After scoring a career-high 25 points in the AHL, Jevpalovs signed a subsequent one-year, one-way contract with Laval.[6]

Following his second season with the Laval Rocket and with the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the 2020–21 North American season, Jevpalovs opted to remain in Europe by signing a one-year contract with Austrian outfit, the Dornbirn Bulldogs, on 1 September 2020.[7]

International play

Jevpavlos represented Latvia on junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for 2018 world championships roster.[8] He made his WC debut on opening game against Norway.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 South Muskoka Shield GMHL 4148439128 169182716
2011–12 HK Riga MHL 588132152 11012
2012–13 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 6018213926 153582
2013–14 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 6128265432 20106168
2014–15 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 64495110032 51564
2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 60591412 31010
2015–16 Allen Americans ECHL 51562 1526810
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 651382141 110006
2017–18 Dinamo Riga KHL 4653810 —————
2018–19 Laval Rocket AHL 6913122538 —————
2019–20 Laval Rocket AHL 539132224 —————
KHL totals 4658310 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Latvia WJC18 9th 6 1 2 3 0
2012 Latvia WJC 9th 6 2 3 5 4
2013 Latvia WJC 10th 6 2 1 3 8
2014 Latvia WJC-D1 12th 5 4 5 9 4
2018 Latvia WC 8th 8 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 23 9 11 20 16
Senior totals 8 0 0 0 0

References
  1. "Sharks Sign Forward Nikita Jevpalovs". San Jose Sharks. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. eliteprospects. "Dinamo Riga 2017-18 season roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. KHL (22 August 2017). "Game protocol" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. KHL (31 August 2017). "Game protocol" (in Russian). khl.ru. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. "Rockets agree to terms on a one-year AHL contract with Nikita Jevpalovs". Laval Rocket. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. Peters, Dave (29 May 2019). "Laval Rocket re-signs forward Nikita Jevpalovs to one-year AHL deal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. "Magnan stays and trio arrives" (in German). Dornbirn Bulldogs. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. DELFI sports (2 May 2018). "Paziņots Latvijas hokeja izlases kaujas sastāvs pasaules čempionātam" (in Latvian). delfi.lv. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. iihf (5 May 2018). "Team LAT match stats". iihf. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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