Kirill Slepets

Kirill Olegovich Slepets (Russian: Кирилл Олегович Слепец; born 6 April 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 152nd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.^[1]

Kirill Slepets
Born	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 26) Khabarovsk, Russia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Amur Khabarovsk Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Dinamo Riga Oulun Kärpät
NHL draft	152nd overall, 2019 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2018–present

Playing career

As a youth, Slepets played within the junior ranks of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He made his full professional debut in the 2018–19 season, appearing in 10 games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, scoring 1 goal. While showing a high offensive potential at the junior levels, Slepets was selected in the fifth round, 152nd overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.

Slepets continued his development in Russia, playing in the second tier Supreme Hockey League with Buran Voronezh before he was traded by Lokomotiv to the Latvian KHL club, Dinamo Riga, on 13 November 2019.^[2] In the 2019–20 season, Slepets made 33 appearances with Riga, posting 3 goals and 7 points.

On 5 May 2020, Slepets was returned by Riga to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in a trade for the rights to Brock Trotter.^[3] Slepets began the 2020–21 season with Buran Voronezh, regisitering 6 points through 17 games, before leaving the club. On 23 December 2020, Slepets continued in the VHL, signing with Neftyanik Almetievsk.^[4]

Following an offensively productive tenure with Neftyanik, Slepets returned to the KHL in the off-season, securing a one-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow on 9 August 2021.^[5] After attending the pre-season with Spartak, Slepets tenure with the club was short lived as he was traded before the 2021–22 season to hometown club, Amur Khabarovsk, in exchange for the rights to Andrei Loktionov on 25 August 2021.^[6]

In the 2023–24 season, Slepets returned for his third season with Amur Khabarovsk, recorded career bests with 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points through 53 regular season games. On the eve of the post-season, Slepets' NHL rights were included in a trade by the Hurricanes to the Toronto Maple Leafs alongside the acquisition of Ilya Lyubushkin on 29 February 2024.^[7][8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Team Russia	MHL		26	12	4	16	10		3	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL		41	8	10	18	16		4	0	3	3	2
2017–18	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL		49	19	14	33	22		16	2	6	8	2
2017–18	Loko-Junior Yaroslavl	NMHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	HC Ryazan	VHL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL		17	12	6	18	6		17	4	6	10	10
2018–19	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL		10	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	HC Lada Togliatti	VHL		6	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Buran Voronezh	VHL		21	8	7	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Dinamo Riga	KHL		33	4	3	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Buran Voronezh	VHL		17	3	3	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Neftyanik Almetievsk	VHL		17	2	4	6	8		13	4	6	10	2
2021–22	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		14	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	VHL		5	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Oulun Kärpät	Liiga		15	1	3	4	2		1	0	0	0	0
2022–23	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		17	0	3	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Sokol Krasnoyarsk	VHL		19	6	9	15	4		20	6	1	7	8
2023–24	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		53	8	11	19	8		6	0	1	1	2
2024–25	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		54	7	8	15	12		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				181	20	25	45	36		6	0	1	1	2

Medal record
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2019 Canada

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015	Russia	U17			6	2	0	2	2
2017	Russia	U18			7	4	2	6	0
2019	Russia	WJC			7	5	2	7	4
Junior totals					20	11	4	15	6

Awards and honours

Award	Year
MHL
Kharlamov Cup (Loko Yaroslavl)	2018, 2019