Igor Sergeyevich Mirnov (b: September 19, 1984) is a

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professional

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player who is currently playing with

Buran Voronezh Buran Voronezh (russian: Буран Воронеж) is an ice hockey team in Voronezh, Russia. They play in the Supreme Hockey League, VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. It joined the league in 2012 and is currently affiliated with HC Dy ...

of the

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(VHL).

Playing career

Born in

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, Mirnov developed in the

HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow () is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, and have won th ...

hockey system. The young prospect rose up through Dynamo ranks with NHL star

Alexander Ovechkin Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin ( rus, Александр Михайлович Овечкин, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲetɕkʲɪn; born 17 September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals ...

and became the club's leader after Ovechkin's departure for the NHL. Mirnov was drafted by the

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during the

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. Since the draft he established himself as a Super League elite scorer with HC Dynamo, even becoming the club's captain for the beginning of the 2007-08 season. That season he struggled with the club and was transferred to HC Metallurg (Magnitogorsk), where he once again found his scoring touch.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1984 births Ak Bars Kazan players Atlant Moscow Oblast players Buran Voronezh players HC Dynamo Moscow players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players HC MVD players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Spartak Moscow players Living people Ottawa Senators draft picks Russian ice hockey centres Traktor Chelyabinsk players People from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai Sportspeople from Zabaykalsky Krai {{Russia-icehockey-centre-stub