Ilya Lyubushkin

Ilya Nikolaevich Lyubushkin (Russian: Илья Николаевич Любушкин; born 6 April 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing under contract to the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Lyubushkin.

Ilya Lyubushkin
Born (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994
Moscow, Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Arizona Coyotes
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

Lyubushkin made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2012–13 KHL season.[1]

He played his first five professional seasons with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl before opting as a free agent following the 2017–18 season, to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 23 May 2018.[2]

In his debut season in North America in the 2018–19 season, Lyubushkin remained on the Coyotes roster for the duration of the year, adding a defensive physical presence. He registered 4 assists in 41 games while finishing fourth on the team and third among all NHL rookies with 150 hits. On 14 June 2019, Lyubushkin was re-signed to a one-year contract to continue with the Arizona Coyotes.[3]

As a restricted free agent, Lyubushkin returned for a third season with the Coyotes by agreeing to a one-year, $1 million contract extension on 5 October 2020.[4] He was later returned on loan by the Coyotes to join former club, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, until the commencement of NHL training camp on 28 October 2020.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Kuznetskie Medvedi MHL 26 0 1 1 34 — — — — —
2011–12 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 21 3 1 4 26 3 1 0 1 2
2012–13 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 VHL 42 1 4 5 26 5 1 0 1 4
2013–14 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 32 1 1 2 18 18 0 0 0 47
2013–14 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 11 1 1 2 36 — — — — —
2014–15 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 60 1 6 7 30 6 0 0 0 8
2015–16 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 55 4 7 11 68 5 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 60 3 4 7 69 15 0 1 1 26
2017–18 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 50 3 6 9 73 9 1 0 1 4
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 41 0 4 4 13 — — — — —
2019–20 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 51 0 4 4 18 — — — — —
2020–21 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
KHL totals 262 12 24 36 260 53 1 1 2 85
NHL totals 92 0 8 8 31 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Russia WJC 7 0 4 4 6
Junior totals 7 0 4 4 6

References
  1. "Ilya Lyubushkin player profile". Kontinental Hockey League. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. "Coyotes Sign Lyubushkin to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. "Coyotes sign Lyubushkin to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. "Coyotes re-sign Capobianco and Lyubushkin". Arizona Coyotes. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Ilya Lyubushkim at Lokomotiv" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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