Kirill Petrov

Kirill Andreyevich Petrov (Russian: Кири́лл Андре́евич Петро́в, born April 13, 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was considered a "blue-chip" first-round talent that dropped to the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft due to his contract status at the time with Ak Bars.

Kirill Petrov
Petrov in 2009
Born	(1990-04-13) April 13, 1990 (age 35) Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Right/left wing
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Ak Bars Kazan Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Bridgeport Sound Tigers CSKA Moscow Avangard Omsk
National team	Russia
NHL draft	73rd overall, 2008 New York Islanders
Playing career	2007–present

Playing career

Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was considered a "blue-chip" first-round talent who dropped to the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft due to his contract status with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Petrov represented Russia at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, leading his team in scoring and being promoted to team captain by the end of the competition. Petrov was the 8th overall scorer in the entire tournament.

There was a real possibility of him joining the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2010–11 season.^[1] However, Ak Bars Kazan kept him under contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.

On July 1, 2015, Petrov belatedly signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Islanders.^[2] However, following 13 games with the Islanders' minor league affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Petrov returned to Russia to play for CSKA Moscow.

On May 16, 2018, Petrov's rights were traded from CSKA to Avangard Omsk.^[3]

After a lone season with Avangard, Petrov returned to Ak Bars Kazan as a free agent, securing a one-year contract on 7 May 2019.^[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Ak Bars-2 Kazan	RUS-3		36	13	10	23	28		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		9	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		47	4	6	10	54		8	1	1	2	3
2007–08	Ak Bars-2	RUS-3		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		6	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ak Bars-2	RUS-3		29	23	23	46	44		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Neftyanik Almetyevsk	RUS-2		—	—	—	—	—		2	2	1	3	0
2009–10	Bars Kazan	MHL		4	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Neftyanik Almetyevsk	RUS-2		22	7	13	20	48		13	12	7	19	24
2009–10	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		8	0	0	0	4		3	0	1	1	0
2010–11	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk	KHL		47	8	11	19	20		6	2	2	4	8
2011–12	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		52	16	13	29	8		12	3	2	5	8
2012–13	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		47	12	8	20	26		18	4	1	5	6
2013–14	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		53	14	15	29	29		6	1	2	3	0
2014–15	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		47	5	10	15	41		17	2	1	3	12
2015–16	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		13	1	4	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	CSKA Moscow	KHL		15	1	2	3	4		17	4	2	6	24
2016–17	CSKA Moscow	KHL		53	20	18	38	22		10	1	3	4	6
2017–18	CSKA Moscow	KHL		45	9	19	28	26		20	4	6	10	16
2018–19	Avangard Omsk	KHL		57	8	15	23	15		11	2	1	3	2
2019–20	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		52	13	18	31	26		4	0	1	1	2
2020–21	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		48	15	12	27	16		15	6	3	9	6
2021–22	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		43	11	8	19	4		4	0	0	0	0
2022–23	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		60	12	7	19	34		22	3	4	7	4
2023–24	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		50	3	12	15	10		3	0	2	2	0
2024–25	Yunison-Moskva	VHL		19	5	8	13	2		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		23	3	1	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				708	152	167	319	269		168	32	31	63	92

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Russia	WJC18		7	0	3	3	2
2008	Russia	WJC18		6	5	2	7	6
2009	Russia	WJC		7	0	0	0	4
2010	Russia	WJC		6	4	6	10	6
2013	Russia	WC		8	1	4	5	0
Junior totals				25	9	11	20	18
Senior totals				8	1	4	5	0

Awards and honours

Award	Year
IIHF World U18 Championships First Team All-Star	2008	[5]