Stanislav Galiev (born 17 January 1992) is a Russian professional

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for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Galiev played in the 2005

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with a team from

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. He played

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with the

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of the

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. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the

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. Galiev made his NHL debut for the Capitals in the 2014–15 season, on April 8, 2015 against the

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and scored his first NHL goal on April 11, 2015 against the

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in the last game of the regular season. After five seasons within the Capitals organization and unable to make an impression in the NHL, Galiev left as a free agent and returned to Russia to sign a two-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL on July 14, 2017. Galiev remained with Ak Bars for four seasons, before leaving the club as a free agent at the conclusion of the

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season. He was signed to a lucrative two-year contract with HC Dynamo Moscow on 1 May 2021. After a lone season with Dynamo Moscow, Galiev was returned by Dynamo to former club Ak Bars Kazan in a trade for

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on 1 July 2022.

International play

Galiev played with the Russian junior team at the

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, helping capture a silver medal. On 23 January 2022, Galiev was named to the roster to represent Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galiev, Stanislav 1992 births Ak Bars Kazan players HC Dynamo Moscow players Hershey Bears players Indiana Ice players Living people Reading Royals players Russian ice hockey right wingers Saint John Sea Dogs players Tatar people of Russia Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic ice hockey players for Russia