Kirill Kabanov

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Kirill Kabanov.jpg

| caption = Kabanov with the Lewiston Maineiacs in 2011

| image_size = 230px

| league = Metal

| former_teams = HC Spartak Moscow
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Modo Hockey
Skellefteå AIK
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Krefeld Pinguine

| position = Left Wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 194

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|07|16}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Russia

| draft = 65th overall

| draft_year = 2010

| draft_team = New York Islanders

| career_start = 2008

}}

Kirill Sergeyevich Kabanov ({{langx|ru|Кирилл Сергеевич Кабанов}}; born July 16, 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward, who is currently playing for the Aalborg Pirates in the Metal Ligaen (DEN). He played ten games with HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) before moving to North America. Kabanov also played for the Russian junior team at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships where he won a silver medal. Kabanov was selected 65th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

In 2007, 15-year-old Kabanov was signed to a five-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow, a deal negotiated by his father and included an escape clause that would allow him to leave the contract to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web |last=LeBrun |first=Pierre |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=4660721&type=blogEntry |title=The story on a young, brave Russian kid |publisher=ESPN |date=2009-11-16 |access-date=2010-01-20}} When the Russian Super League was disbanded in favour of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2008, he signed a new four-year contract to replace the original deal that also had an NHL escape clause. He joined Spartak in 2008–09 as the youngest player in the KHL and appeared in ten regular season and playoff games.{{cite web |last=Westhead |first=Rick |url=https://www.thestar.com/printArticle/554295 |title=North America or bust for top Russian player |work=Toronto Star |date=2008-12-16 |accessdate=2010-01-20}} During the season, the KHL unilaterally revoked his NHL escape clause. His playing rights were sold to Salavat Yulaev Ufa, which required a new contract be signed under KHL rules. Ufa refused to grant him another escape clause, and Kabanov refused to sign a new contract. In the meantime, he was selected by the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the seventh overall selection in the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.moncton-wildcats.com/en-ca/team/player.php?PLAYER_ID=352 |title=Kirill Kabanov player profile |publisher=Moncton Wildcats Hockey Club |accessdate=2010-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920201557/http://www.moncton-wildcats.com/en-ca/team/player.php?PLAYER_ID=352 |archivedate=September 20, 2009 }}

Faced with an ultimatum by Ufa to sign a contract or risk being disqualified from playing hockey in Russia for three years, Kabanov instead flew to Moncton and petitioned the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to allow him to play in Canada. He expressed a strong desire to play junior hockey, stating that it didn't matter how much money he was offered in the KHL.{{cite web |last=Hodge |first=Neil |url=http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/sports/article/754623 |title=Wildcats try to land Russian star |work=Moncton Times & Transcript |date=2009-07-08 |accessdate=2010-01-20}} He missed the first ten games of the 2009–10 QMJHL season while the Moncton and Ufa battled over his rights before the IIHF ruled in favour of the Wildcats, allowing Kabanov to join his new team.{{cite web |last=Hodge |first=Neil |url=http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/819803 |title=Russian forward cleared to play |work=Saint John Telegraph-Journal |date=2009-10-10 |accessdate=2010-01-20}} At one point considered a potential first overall selection for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Eventually Kabanov would be selected 65th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.{{Cite web|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8475737|title=Kirill Kabanov Stats and News}}

Internationally, Kabanov played with the Russian junior team at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. He finished eighth in tournament scoring with eleven points,{{cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/199/IHM199000_85B_12_0.pdf |title=Scoring leaders – 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship |access-date=2010-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005258/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/199/IHM199000_85B_12_0.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-13 |work=IIHF |url-status=live }} and helped the Russians win a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/199/IHM199000_85B_12_0.pdf |title=Final ranking – 2009 IIHF World U20 World Championship |access-date=2010-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005258/http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/199/IHM199000_85B_12_0.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-13 |work=IIHF |url-status=live }} He was unable to participate in the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships due to a wrist injury.{{cite web |last=Sekeres |first=Matthew |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/world-juniors/russia-facing-tall-order-in-group-b/article1413219/ |title=Russia facing tall order in group B |work=Globe and Mail |date=2009-12-28 |accessdate=2010-01-20}} The injury required surgery, leaving Kabanov out of the Moncton lineup until February 2010.{{cite web |last=Kimelman |first=Adam |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=513378 |title=Connolly, Kabanov out of Top Prospects Game |website=National Hockey League |date=2010-01-12 |accessdate=2010-01-20}} Late in the season, Kabanov would become a regular healthy scratch and fall out of favor with the Wildcats. Being a scratch for the entire first round of the playoffs, Moncton released Kabanov of his obligations, allowing him to play in the 2010 U18 tournament. There, he would become the center of controversy after being rejected by the Russian squad for disciplinary reasons. "I removed him from the team because [although] we thought [he] would help us, but he brought only confusion to the team," Vasiliev told Sovietsky Sport. "Kabanov came and thought 'Here I am, a star from Canada, who will save all.' But it's the team that wins rather than an individual player."{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=317308|title=RUSSIAN PROSPECT KABANOV AT THE CENTRE OF CONTROVERSY|accessdate=10 April 2010}}

On June 6, 2010 agent JP Barry parted ways with Kabanov, stating "it just wasn't a fit."Agent J.P. Barry parts ways with prospect Kirill Kabanov as client at [http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/34008-Agent-JP-Barry-parts-ways-with-prospect-Kirill-Kabanov-as-client.html www.thehockeynews.com] Ilya Moliver, one of the previous Kabanov's agents, says that the main problem with Kabanov is his father, who is "hard to find common language with."Agent Ilya Moliver: "Kabanov's problem is his father" at [http://www.russianhockeyfans.com/prospects/agent-ilya-moliver-kabanovs-problem-is-his-father-204.html www.russianhockeyfans.com] On October 28, 2010, Kabanov was traded from the Wildcats to the Lewiston Maineiacs.

On July 1, 2011, Kabanov signed a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) and participated in the team's training camp. However, he was soon assigned to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) affiliate Blainville-Boisbriand Armada before the start of the season.{{cite web |url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594545 |title=Islanders Announce 23-man Roster for 2011-12 season |publisher=New York Islanders, islanders.nhl.com |date=2011-10-05 |accessdate=2011-10-14}} Having played no games with the Islanders nor Armada, Kabanov was loaned to the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) team Färjestads BK early in the season, on October 13, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.farjestadbk.se/artikel/10501/ |title=Kabanov spelar nästa vecka |website=Färjestads BK |author=Jörgen Kalitzki |language=Swedish |date=2011-10-14 |accessdate=2011-10-14}} However, a day later he was traded to the Shawinigan Cataractes, and on October 15 it was confirmed that he would stay in North America for the 2011–12 season.{{cite web |url=http://en.lhjmq.qc.ca/article/transaction-between-the-cataractes-and-the-armada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015134534/http://en.lhjmq.qc.ca/article/transaction-between-the-cataractes-and-the-armada |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-10-15 |title=Transaction between the Cataractes and the Armada |publisher=Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |author=Audrey Besner |date=2011-10-14 |accessdate=2011-10-18 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.vf.se/sport/ishockey/bekraftat-kabanov-stannar-i-nordamerika |title=Bekräftat: Kabanov stannar i Nordamerika |newspaper=Värmlands Folkblad |author=Johan Hedlund |language=Swedish |date=2011-10-15 |accessdate=2011-10-18 |archive-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401124533/http://www.vf.se/sport/ishockey/bekraftat-kabanov-stannar-i-nordamerika |url-status=dead }}

After a successful 2011–12 campaign in which he scored 21 goals and notched 34 assists (both personal records), Kabanov made the jump up to the professional American Hockey League (AHL) for the 2012–13 season. with Islanders affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In his second year of his entry-level deal, unable to solidify a position within the Sound Tigers, he was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the Stockton Thunder. He was then loaned to Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League for the remainder of the season.

On July 15, 2014, Kabanov was placed on conditional waivers in order to mutually terminate the final year of his contract with the Islanders.{{cite web| url = http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724781 | title = july transactions | website = New York Islanders | date = 2014-07-15 | accessdate = 2014-07-15}} On July 30, 2014, Kabanov opted to continue his career in the SHL, declining Modo interest to sign with League champions Skellefteå AIK on a one-year contract.{{cite web | website = Skellefteå AIK | date = 2014-07-30 | accessdate = 2014-07-30 | language = Swedish | title = Kirill Kabanov connects with AIK | url = http://skellefteaaik.se/artikel/56137/ }}

After two season in the Swedish League, Kabanov returned to North America as a free agent, accepting a try-out offer to attend the New York Rangers training camp on September 17, 2015.{{cite web | url = http://snyrangersblog.com/2015-16/rangers-announce-training-camp-roster/ | title = Rangers announce training camp roster | publisher = snyrangersblog.com | date = 2015-09-17 | accessdate = 2015-09-17 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150920034636/http://snyrangersblog.com/2015-16/rangers-announce-training-camp-roster/ | archivedate = 2015-09-20 }} He was released from his try-out on September 24, 2015.{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/nyrangers/status/647169227951079424 |publisher= Twitter | author = New York Rangers | author-link = New York Rangers | title = Rangers release Kabanov |date=2015-09-24 |accessdate=2015-09-24}} Kabanov returned to the KHL for limited action hampered by injury through two years before spending the 2017–18 season in Denmark with the Aalborg Pirates of the Metal Ligaen.

As a free agent, Kabanov continued his career in Europe by signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with German club, Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, on June 15, 2018.{{cite web| url = https://www.krefeld-pinguine.de/kirill-kabanov-komplettiert-die-erste-sturmreihe.html | title = Kirill Kabanov completes forward corps | publisher = Krefeld Pinguine | date = 2018-06-15 | accessdate = 2018-06-15 | language = German}} In the 2018–19 season, Kabanov as a regular top nine forward, contributed with 3 goals and 19 points in 49 games.{{cite web| url = https://www.krefeld-pinguine.de/krefeld-pinguine-erste-abgaenge-stehen-fest.html | title = Krefeld Pinguine: first departures are confirmed | publisher = Krefeld Pinguine | date = 2019-03-11 | accessdate = 2019-03-11 | language = German}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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

! colspan="5" | Regular season

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

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2007–08

| Spartak-2 Moscow

| RUS-3

| 19

| 0

| 1

| 10

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Spartak Moscow

| KHL

| 6

| 0

| 2

| 4

| 0

2009–10

| Moncton Wildcats

| QMJHL

| 22

| 10

| 13

| 23

| 34

| 1

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Moncton Wildcats

| QMJHL

| 2

| 0

| 6

| 0

2010–11

| Lewiston Maineiacs

| QMJHL

| 37

| 11

| 17

| 28

| 38

| 15

| 8

| 12

| 20

| 18

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Shawinigan Cataractes

| QMJHL

| 50

| 21

| 34

| 55

| 42

| 11

| 4

| 9

| 13

| 12

2012–13

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 32

| 2

| 7

| 9

| 27

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 16

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 12

| —

2013–14

| Stockton Thunder

| ECHL

| 9

| 4

| 8

| 11

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Modo Hockey

| SHL

| 12

| 6

| 2

| 8

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 4

2014–15

| Skellefteå AIK

| SHL

| 43

| 11

| 18

| 29

| 20

| 13

| 3

| 6

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Salavat Yulaev Ufa

| KHL

| 8

| 0

| 14

| 1

| 0

2016–17

| HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

| KHL

| 5

| 0

| 2

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Aalborg Pirates

| DEN

| 42

| 19

| 14

| 33

| 71

| 17

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 10

2018–19

| Krefeld Pinguine

| DEL

| 49

| 3

| 16

| 19

| 28

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Aalborg Pirates

| DEN

| 47

| 12

| 22

| 34

| 51

| —

2020–21

| Aalborg Pirates

| DEN

| 44

| 19

| 32

| 51

| 28

| 16

| 3

| 12

| 15

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Aalborg Pirates

| DEN

| 31

| 17

| 11

| 28

| 33

| 13

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 6

2022–23

| Aalborg Pirates

| DEN

| 48

| 10

| 31

| 41

| 30

| 16

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 10

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! colspan="3" | KHL totals

! 19

! 0

! 18

! 5

! 0

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 48

! 5

! 7

! 12

! 39

! —

{{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia}}

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 2008

| Russia

| U17

| 5th

| 5

| 2

| 9

| 11

| 28

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009

| Russia

| U18

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 18

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=4 | Junior totals

! 12

! 6

! 16

! 22

! 46

References

External links

{{icehockeystats}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100628041654/http://www.russianprospect.com/kirill-kabanov Kirill Kabanov's profile at RussianProspect.com]

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Category:HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players

Category:New York Islanders draft picks

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Category:Salavat Yulaev Ufa players

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