Bogdan Petrovich Yakimov (born 4 October 1994) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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(KHL) and briefly in the

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(NHL) with the

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. Yakimov was selected 32nd overall by HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the

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, and was also selected by the Oilers in the 3rd round (83rd overall) of the

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Playing career

Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Yakimov was lauded as a top prospect who was Ranked 11th in the

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's Final 2013 International Skater Rankings. whilst playing with

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of the MHL, a junior affiliate, of HC Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik. After his first season in the

with Neftekhimik, Yakimov was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 5 August 2014. 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. Continuing his loan into the 2017–18 season. He notched a career high 8 goals and matched his previous seasons 11 points in 56 games. 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

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on 26 November 2018. 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. On 1 May 2020, with one-year remaining under contract, Yakimov was traded by Severstal to perennial contending club,

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, in exchange for financial compensation. 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.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1994 births Living people Avangard Omsk players Bakersfield Condors players Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players HC Sochi players Oklahoma City Barons players People from Nizhnekamsk Russian expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Russian ice hockey centres Severstal Cherepovets players SKA Saint Petersburg players Sportspeople from Tatarstan Universiade medalists in ice hockey {{Russia-icehockey-centre-stub