Position Defence Role Ice hockey player Name Kirill Safronov Career start 1996 | Playing career Weight 89 kg Shoots Left Height 1.88 m | |
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Born 26 February 1981 (age 43)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union ( 1981-02-26 ) KHL team
Former teams Amur Khabarovsk
Sibir Novosibirsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Khimik Voskresensk
Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
NHL
Phoenix Coyotes
Atlanta Thrashers NHL Draft 19th overall, 1999
Phoenix Coyotes | ||
Current team HC Sibir Novosibirsk | ||
Kirill Alekseevich Safronov (Russian: Кирилл Алексеевич Сафронов; born 26 February 1981) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Playing career
Safronov was selected in the first round, 19th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted from the Russian Superleague's SKA Saint Petersburg, Safronov made his North American debut with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the 1999–2000 season. After one season with the Remparts, he joined the Coyotes' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.
Safronov appeared in one game with the Coyotes during the 2001–02 season before being traded to the Atlanta Thrashers (along with Ruslan Zainullin and a draft pick) in exchange for Darcy Hordichuk and two draft picks. Safronov appeared in two games with the Thrashers in 2001–02, in-between winning the Calder Cup with their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, and 32 more in 2002–03 season before being traded to the Nashville Predators (along with Simon Gamache) for Ben Simon and Tomáš Klouček. He spent the remainder of the season with the Predators' AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, winning another Calder Cup.
Safronov returned to Russia during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and has played there since.