Radel Fazleyev (russian: Радель Равилевич Фазлеев; born 7 January 1996) is a

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professional

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forward who currently plays for Neftyanik Almetievsk of the

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(VHL). He was drafted in the sixth round of the

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by the

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Playing career

Fazleyev signed a three-year

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with the Flyers on 28 May 2015 and played three seasons with their

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affiliate the

Lehigh Valley Phantoms The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the American Hockey League (AHL) and serves as the primary development team for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey L ...

. Midway through his third season with the Phantoms, Fazleyev agreed to a mutual termination of the final year of his contract and he signed with

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (russian: Ак Барс, tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс, en, Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey ...

on 25 December 2018. In the 2019-20 season, Fazleev initially began with

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, en, Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members ...

, appearing in 14 games before returning in a trade to the Ak Bars Kazan organization. He was unable to solidify a role within Ak Bars and was released as a free agent at the conclusion of the VHL season. On 26 June 2020, Fazleev was signed to a one-year contract to continue in the VHL with Neftyanik Almetievsk.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 1996 births Living people Calgary Hitmen players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Lehigh Valley Phantoms players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Reading Royals players Russian ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from Kazan {{Russia-icehockey-centre-stub