2006-07: Skated in 39 games with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv of the Russian Hockey League, tallying two goals and eight assists for 10 points, along with 26 penalty minutes … Yaroslavl posted a 7-0-1 regular season record when he registered a point … Notched a career-high three assists in a 4-4 tie on Mar. 8 vs. Nizhnekamsk … Scored his first career Super League goal in a 4-3 Yaroslavl victory on Jan. 25 vs. Omsk … Scored goals in back-to-back games on Jan. 25 and Jan. 28, including a game-winning power play goal in a 4-1 Yaroslavl victory at Kazan on Jan. 28 … Appeared in seven playoff games, registering three goals and two assists, along with four penalty minutes … Picked up two assists in the series clinching 4-2 victory over Moscow on Mar. 14 … Recorded the first two-goal game of his Russian Super League career in Game Two of Yaroslavl’s opening round playoff series vs. Moscow on Mar. 12, including the eventual game-winner … Participated in the 2007 World Junior Championships in Sweden, registering three points (two goals and one assist) and a plus-four rating, helping Team Russia capture a silver medal.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Was a member of Russias U-18 squad at the 2006 World Junior Championships, notching three goals and two assists for five points and two penalty minutes ... Netted the game-winning goal on the power-play in a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic.
