Kirill Vladimirovich Kirsanov (russian: Кирилл Владимирович Кирсанов; born 19 September 2002) is a Russian
ice hockey
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defenceman
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who plays for
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
The team's home arena is Trade ...
in the
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...
(KHL). He was selected by the
Los Angeles Kings
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in the third-round, 84th overall, of the
2021 NHL Entry Draft
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.
Following four seasons within
SKA Saint Petersburg
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, Kirsanov was released from the organization and returned to fellow KHL outfit and original junior development team,
HC Vityaz
Hockey Club Vityaz (, en, HC Knight) is a professional ice hockey team based in Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the first few seasons of the KHL, the team was widely kn ...
, for the
2023–24 season on 1 May 2023. Kirsanov made just two appearances with Vityaz, going scoreless, before he was traded alongwith financial compensation to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in exchange for Alexander Daryin and Ivan Vorobyov on 13 October 2023.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
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2002 births
Living people
Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Russian ice hockey defencemen
HC Ryazan players
SKA Saint Petersburg players
SKA-Neva players
SKA-1946 players
Sportspeople from Tver
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
HC Vityaz players