Position Right Wing Playing career Weight 80 kg Height 1.9 m | Shoots Left Name Valeri Nichushkin Salary 925,000 USD (2015) | |
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NHL Draft 10th overall, 2013Dallas Stars Similar People Jamie Benn, Lindy Ruff, Bo Horvat, Ken Hitchcock | ||
Craig anderson stretchered off ice after collision with valeri nichushkin
Valeri Ivanovich Nichushkin (Russian: Валерий Иванович Ничушкин; born March 4, 1995) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). His National Hockey League (NHL) rights are held by the Dallas Stars. He was selected by the Stars in the first round, 10th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
After one season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Nichushkin transferred from Traktor Chelyabinsk to Dynamo Moscow on May 1, 2013. He then signed a two-year contract with Dynamo. However, the deal was terminated conditionally, allowing Nichushkin to play in the NHL, or be returned to Dynamo if he failed to make the NHL team.
Nichushkin played his first regular season NHL game on October 3, 2013, against the Florida Panthers. He scored his first career NHL goal on November 3, 2013, against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators.
After having a solid rookie season (14 goals and 20 assists), Nichushkin suffered from hip and groin soreness in the beginning of his sophomore campaign, 2014–15. Five games into the season, Nichushkin opted for hip surgery, which was performed on November 18, 2014. He rehabbed in New Jersey and re-joined the team in March 2015, practicing in a red no-contact jersey.
As a restricted free agent following the conclusion of his entry-level deal in the 2015–16 season, Nichushkin and the Stars failed to agree to common grounds in contract negotiations. Unhappy with his current role within the Stars line-up, his KHL rights were traded from Dynamo Moscow to CSKA Moscow on September 20, 2016. He subsequently signed a two-year contract to return to the KHL with CSKA, with his NHL rights to be kept by the Stars.