Bogdan Yakimov

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| image = 20140927-Yakimov.jpg

| caption = Yakimov with the Edmonton Oilers in 2014

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Edmonton Oilers
Avangard Omsk
Severstal Cherepovets
SKA Saint Petersburg
HC Sochi
Dynamo Moscow

| position = Centre

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 232

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|4}}

| birth_place = Nizhnekamsk, Russia

| draft = 83rd overall

| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2012

| career_end = 2022

}}

Bogdan Petrovich Yakimov (born 4 October 1994) is a Russian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers. Yakimov was selected 32nd overall by HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the 2011 KHL Junior Draft and was also selected by the Oilers in the 3rd round (83rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Yakimov was lauded as a top prospect{{cite web | url = http://futureconsiderations.ca/yakimov-not-overshadowed-in-russia/ | title = Yakimov not overshadowed in Russia | website = futureconsiderations.com | date = 2013-06-15 | access-date = 2013-06-17 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081321/http://futureconsiderations.ca/yakimov-not-overshadowed-in-russia/ | url-status = dead }} who was Ranked 11th in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's Final 2013 International Skater Rankings.{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=88637 | title = Central Bureau scouting rankings |website=National Hockey League | date = 2013-06-21 | access-date = 2013-06-21}} whilst playing with Reaktor of the MHL, a junior affiliate, of HC Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik.{{fact|date=October 2020}}

After his first season in the Kontinental Hockey League with Neftekhimik, Yakimov was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 5 August 2014.{{cite web| url = http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=718422 | title = Oilers agree to terms with Bogdan Yakimov |website=Edmonton Oilers | date = 2014-08-05 | access-date = 2014-08-05}}

On 28 July 2016, Yakimov was loaned by the Oilers to return for a third stint with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL for the 2016–17 season.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/758437004812005376 | title = Oilers loan Yakimov to KHL |website=Twitter | author = Edmonton Oilers | date = 2016-07-28 | access-date = 2016-07-28}}

Continuing his loan into the 2017–18 season. He notched a career-high 8 goals and matched his previous season's 11 points in 56 games.{{fact|date=October 2020}}

Unsigned from the Oilers, but his rights retained by the club, Yakimov opted to continue in the KHL with Nizhnekamsk. During the 2018–19 season, while stagnating with Nizhnekamsk in registering just 3 points in 27 games, Yakimov was traded to Avangard Omsk on 26 November 2018.{{cite web| url = https://www.hawk.ru/news/33096/ | title = Avangard acquire Bogdan Yakimov |website=Avangard Omsk | date = 2018-11-26 | access-date = 2018-11-26 | language = Russian}} His stay with Avangard was brief, after going scoreless in 5 games, he was again traded, joining his third KHL outfit, Severstal Cherepovets, on 23 December 2018.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/severstalclub/status/1076451583171481602 | title = Severstal welcome new addition Yakimov |website=Twitter | author = Severstal Cherepovets | date = 2018-12-23 | access-date = 2018-12-23 | language = Russian}}

On 1 May 2020, with one year remaining under contract, Yakimov was traded by Severstal to perennial contending club, SKA Saint Petersburg, in exchange for financial compensation.{{Cite web| url = https://www.ska.ru/news/view/boghdan-iakimov-v-ska/ | publisher = SKA Saint Petersburg | title = Bogdan Yakimov in SKA | date = 1 May 2020 | access-date = 1 May 2020 | language = Russian}} Yakimov made 6 appearances with SKA before he was traded to HC Sochi in exchange for Daniil Ogirchuk and Pavel Kukshtel on 23 December 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.hcsochi.ru/article.asp?id=%E2%80%8B-Sochi-i-SKA-sovershili-obmen-10404 | title = Sochi and SKA make exchange | publisher = HC Sochi | date = 23 December 2020 | access-date = 23 December 2020 | language = Russian}}