Kirill Kaprizov
Kirill Kaprizov is a Russian left winger for the Minnesota Wild, an Olympic gold medalist and the NHL’s 2021 rookie of the year.
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NHLOverview
- Born
- April 26, 1997 · Novokuznetsk, Russia
- Position
- Left wing · shoots left · No. 97
- NHL draft
- 2015 · Minnesota Wild · fifth round, 135th overall
- Breakout
- 2020-21 · Calder Memorial Trophy winner
Mini bio
How it started.
Kaprizov began playing hockey at four, traveling from his village to Novokuznetsk for practice. He developed through Metallurg’s hockey school and junior team before making his KHL debut in 2014. Minnesota drafted him in 2015, while he continued his career in Russia.
Before Minnesota.
His KHL path took him from Metallurg Novokuznetsk to Salavat Yulaev Ufa and CSKA Moscow. He won the 2019 Gagarin Cup with CSKA. At the 2018 Olympics, he scored the overtime winner against Germany to secure gold for Olympic Athletes from Russia.
The NHL arrival.
His January 14, 2021 NHL debut brought three points, including an overtime winner. He finished his rookie season with 27 goals and 51 points, then won the Calder Trophy with 99 of 100 first-place votes.
Creditschronological, newest first
Club hockey
- 2020-21 onwardMinnesota WildLeft winger
- 2017-2020CSKA MoscowForward · 2019 Gagarin Cup champion
- 2016-2017Salavat Yulaev UfaForward
- 2014-2016Metallurg NovokuznetskForward
International hockey
- 2018PyeongChang Winter OlympicsOlympic Athletes from Russia · gold medalist
Awards
Quotes
I'm just happy to keep doing what we do and just winning here.Kirill Kaprizov, NHL.com
After his September 2025 extension.
Trivia
- The Wild’s 2025 playoff guide lists Counter-Strike as his favorite video game.
- The same guide names Roger Federer as his favorite athlete.
- He told the IIHF that he learned a lot from Pavel Datsyuk during the 2018 Olympics.
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