Egor Yakovlev

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Egor Yakovlev

| image = Egor Yakovlev May 4th, 2014.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Yakovlev with Russia in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|9|17}}

| birth_place = Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 192

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| league = KHL

| team = Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = Ak Bars Kazan
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
SKA Saint Petersburg
New Jersey Devils

| ntl_team = RUS

| draft = Undrafted

| draft_year =

| draft_team =

| career_start = 2010

}}

Egor Konstantinovich Yakovlev ({{langx|ru|Егор Константинович Яковлев}}; born 17 September 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.

Internationally, Yakovlev was part of the Russian team on numerous occasions, winning the 2014 IIHF World Championships, as well as the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Yakovlev made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with Ak Bars Kazan during the 2010–11 KHL season.{{cite web| url = http://en.khl.ru/players/15661/ | title = Yegor Yakovlev player profile | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = 2016-07-08 | accessdate = 2016-07-08}} On 20 October 2011, Yakovlev signed a three-year deal with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He was the first player signed by the club after the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed the majority of its roster six weeks earlier.{{cite web |url=http://hclokomotiv.ru/news/news/20111021012018.html |title=Egor Yakovlev for revived team |publisher=hclokomotiv.ru |language=Russian |date=2011-10-20 |accessdate=2011-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024054551/http://www.hclokomotiv.ru/news/news/20111021012018.html |archivedate=2011-10-24 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.vhlru.ru/materials/10483/ | title=Egor Yakovlev, thoughts on Lokomotiv | publisher=VHL.ru | language=Russian | date=2011-10-26 | accessdate=2011-10-26}} On 7 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with KHL powerhouse SKA Saint Petersburg.{{cite web|title=Егор Яковлев – в СКА!|url=http://www.ska.ru/news/view/ieghor-iakovliev-v-ska/|website=ska.ru|accessdate=21 May 2018|language=ru-RU|date=7 June 2015}}

On 21 May 2018, Yakovlev signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web|title=Devils sign D Egor Yakovlev to entry-level deal|url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-sign-d-egor-yakovlev-to-entry-level-deal/c-298719716|website=NHL.com|accessdate=21 May 2018|date=21 May 2018}} Yakovlev began the 2018–19 season with the Devils American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Devils.{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Amanda |title=Yakovlev makes NHL debut tonight in Winnipeg |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/yakovlev-makes-nhl-debut-tonight-in-winnipeg/c-301836974 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=5 December 2018 |date=11 November 2018}} He made his NHL debut on 11 November against the Winnipeg Jets and scored his first career NHL goal on 3 December in a 5–1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web |last1=Stein |first1=Amanda |title=Devils defeated by Tampa Bay |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-defeated-by-tampa-bay/c-302572850 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=5 December 2018 |date=3 December 2018}} Yakovlev split the season between New Jersey and Binghamton, finishing with 2 goals and 7 points in 25 games in the NHL.

As an impending free agent, Yakovlev left the Devils in order to return to continue his career in the KHL, signing a two-year contract with hometown club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on 15 May 2019.{{cite web | url = https://www.metallurg.ru/press/club-news/448472/ | title = Egor Yakovlev joins Metallurg | publisher = Metallurg Magnitogorsk | date = 2019-05-15 | accessdate = 2019-05-15 | language = Russian | archive-date = 15 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190515122827/https://www.metallurg.ru/press/club-news/448472/ | url-status = dead }}

International play

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On 23 January 2022, Yakovlev was named to the roster to represent Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/olympic-m/news/31594/roc_targets_repeat_gold |title=ROC targets repeat gold |date=24 January 2022 |access-date=9 February 2022 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2008–09

| Ak Bars–2 Kazan

| RUS.3

| 62

| 3

| 11

| 14

| 66

| 3

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Bars Kazan

| MHL

| 54

| 4

| 19

| 23

| 72

| 9

| 4

| 0

| 4

| 10

2010–11

| Bars Kazan

| MHL

| 37

| 7

| 25

| 32

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Ak Bars Kazan

| KHL

| 1

| 0

| —

2010–11

| Neftyanik Almetievsk

| VHL

| 8

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 17

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 16

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Bars Kazan

| MHL

| 4

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

2011–12

| Neftyanik Almetievsk

| VHL

| 15

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 8

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| VHL

| 21

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 20

| 8

| 4

| 0

| 4

| 6

2011–12

| Loko Yaroslavl

| MHL

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| KHL

| 49

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 34

| 6

| 0

2012–13

| Lokomotiv–2 Yaroslavl

| VHL

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Loko Yaroslavl

| MHL

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

2013–14

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| KHL

| 48

| 3

| 6

| 34

| 18

| 2

| 4

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| 2014–15

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

| KHL

| 53

| 7

| 8

| 15

| 20

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 0

2015–16

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 59

| 3

| 7

| 10

| 57

| 15

| 0

| 1

| 20

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| 2016–17

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 56

| 6

| 15

| 21

| 51

| 15

| 0

| 3

| 6

2017–18

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 35

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 14

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Binghamton Devils

| AHL

| 19

| 0

| 16

| 6

| —

2018–19

| New Jersey Devils

| NHL

| 25

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 6

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| KHL

| 60

| 8

| 16

| 40

| 5

| 0

2020–21

| Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| KHL

| 58

| 8

| 19

| 27

| 26

| 5

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 2

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| 2021–22

| Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| KHL

| 48

| 2

| 14

| 16

| 18

| 24

| 2

| 13

| 15

| 8

2022–23

| Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| KHL

| 68

| 8

| 23

| 31

| 30

| 11

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| KHL

| 64

| 6

| 21

| 27

| 19

| 2

| 4

| 8

2024–25

| Metallurg Magnitogorsk

| KHL

| 55

| 0

| 7

| 12

| 3

| 0

| 2

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! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 654

! 58

! 134

! 192

! 355

! 134

! 10

! 27

! 37

! 56

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 25

! 2

! 5

! 7

! 6

! —

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2014

| Russia

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 6

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| 2015

| Russia

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 10

| 0

| 6

2018

| OAR

| OG

| {{gold1}}

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018

| Russia

| WC

| 6th

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 0

2022

| ROC

| OG

| {{silver2}}

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 0

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! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 39

! 1

! 6

! 7

! 12

Awards and honors

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year !
colspan="3"\|KHL
Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) \| 2017 \| {{cite web \|url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2017/04/16/345125.html \|title=Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5 \|author= \|date= 2017-04-16 \| publisher = Kontinental Hockey League \|access-date= 2017-04-16}}
Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) \| 2024 \| {{cite web \|url=https://en.khl.ru/news/2024/04/24/531376.html \|title= Magnitogorsk completes cup finals sweep \| publisher = Kontinental Hockey League \| date = 24 April 2024 \| accessdate = 24 April 2024 }}

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

colspan="3"|KHL

Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg)

| 2017

| {{cite web |url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2017/04/16/345125.html |title=Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5 |author= |date= 2017-04-16 | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League |access-date= 2017-04-16}}

Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)

| 2024

| {{cite web |url=https://en.khl.ru/news/2024/04/24/531376.html |title= Magnitogorsk completes cup finals sweep | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = 24 April 2024 | accessdate = 24 April 2024 }}