Yegor Denisovich Zamula (; born 30 March 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Zamula began playing ice hockey at the age of two, and says that his favorite player as a child was

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Playing career

Amateur

The Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Zamula 60th overall in the

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. After 38 games with the Pats, Zamula was placed on waivers, where he was claimed by the

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Professional

Zamula made his NHL debut on 27 April 2021, playing on a defensive line with

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in a game against the

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. He became the fifth Flyer to debut during the

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, following Maksim Sushko,

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, and Jackson Cates.

International play

Zamula represented Russia at the

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, where he averaged 22:23 of ice time per game, the most of any player for Russia, Canada, the US, Sweden, or Finland. He scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 7 games with Russia, who eventually lost the gold medal match to Canada.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zamula, Egor 2000 births Living people Calgary Hitmen players Ice hockey people from Chelyabinsk Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Philadelphia Flyers players Regina Pats players Russian expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Russian ice hockey defencemen Undrafted National Hockey League players