Shoots Left Height 1.96 m Date joined 2014 Role Ice hockey player Positions Centerman | Name Bogdan Yakimov Salary 792,500 USD (2015) Playing career Weight 105 kg | |
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KHL teamFormer teams HC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskHC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskEdmonton Oilers NHL Draft 83rd overall, 2013Edmonton Oilers Similar People Jujhar Khaira, Craig MacTavish, Dallas Eakins, Andrew Ference, Todd Nelson |
Player profile bogdan yakimov
Bogdan Petrovich Yakimov (born 4 October 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) he is on loan from the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Yakimov was selected 32nd overall by HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the 2011 KHL Junior Draft, and was also selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd round (83rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Yakimov was lauded as a top prospect who was Ranked 11th in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's Final 2013 International Skater Rankings. whilst playing with Reaktor of the MHL, a junior affiliate, of HC Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik.

After his first season in the Kontinental Hockey League with Neftekhimik, Yakimov was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 5 August 2014.

On July 28, 2016, Yakimov was loaned by the Oilers to return for a third stint with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL for the 2016–17 season.

77 bogdan yakimov scores 2 goals against dynamo balashikha

