Mikhail Grigorevich Maltsev (russian: Михаил Григорьевич Мальцев; born 12 March 1998) is a Russian professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). He was selected 102nd overall in the fourth round by the

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

in the

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. He has previously played for the Devils, and also for

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 ...

of 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).

Playing career

KHL

Maltsev began his career with

's under-17 team in 2014. Maltsev then played with

SKA-1946 The Hockey Club SKA-1946 Saint Petersburg (russian: link=no, Хоккейный клуб "СКА-1946" Санкт-Петербург), is a Russian junior ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They are members of the Western Confer ...

of the Junior Hockey League (MHL) and

SKA-Neva HC SKA-Neva (russian: Хоккейный Клуб СКА-Нева) is a Russian professional ice hockey team playing in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey. The club was founded as VMF St. Petersburg in 2008 in Saint Petersburg as a fa ...

of the

Supreme Hockey League The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), links=no, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league i ...

(VHL), both affiliates of SKA Saint Petersburg. In the 2017–18 season, he made his

(KHL) debut with SKA Saint Petersburg, and won the Continental Cup with the team after the regular season.

NHL

Maltsev was selected 102nd overall by the

in the fourth round of the

. On 13 May 2019, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Devils. Maltsev made his NHL debut on 31 January 2021, in the Devils' 5–3 win over the

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. On 16 February, Maltsev scored his first NHL goal in the Devils' 5–2 win over the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

. On 15 July 2021, Maltsev was traded, along with a second-round pick in the

2021 NHL Entry Draft The 2021 NHL Entry Draft was the 59th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on July 23–24, 2021, delayed by one month from its normally scheduled time of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the later-than-normal finish of the 2020–21 NHL se ...

, to the

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in exchange for Ryan Graves. Following two seasons within the Avalanche organization, Maltsev left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings on 1 July 2023.

International play

Maltsev played for the Russian national junior team during the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and achievements

References

External links

* 1998 births Living people Binghamton Devils players Colorado Avalanche players Colorado Eagles players New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players Russian expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Russian ice hockey left wingers SKA-1946 players SKA-Neva players SKA Saint Petersburg players Ice hockey people from Saint Petersburg {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub