Ilya Ezhov (born January 12, 1987) is a Russian professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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. He is currently playing with
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Ezhov made his
Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with
SKA Saint Petersburg
The Hockey Club SKA (russian: Спортивный клуб СКА), often referred to as SKA Saint Petersburg and literally as the Sports Club of the Army, is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg. They are members o ...
during the
2011–12 KHL season
The 2011–12 KHL season was the fourth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The regular season began with the Opening Cup game on 7 September 2011, but because of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which occurred during the first perio ...
. After three seasons with Saint Petersburg, on September 6, 2014, Ezhov was traded to KHL club,
HC Lada Togliatti to begin the
2014–15 season.
After two seasons as the starting goaltender for
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Ezhov left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with HC Vityaz on 12 July 2019.
Ezhov spent four seasons with Vityaz Podolsk before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa on 5 May 2022.
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1987 births
HC Lada Togliatti players
Living people
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Russian ice hockey goaltenders
SKA Saint Petersburg players
St. John's Fog Devils players
HC Vityaz players
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