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Russia Valeri Nichushkin

a.k.a. "Val, Valery Nichushkin"

#13 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 23/24

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10
6
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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jagger Firkus 63 61 65 126
2. Zac Funk 68 67 56 123
3. Riley Heidt 66 37 80 117
4. Berkly Catton 68 54 62 116
5. Andrew Cristall 62 40 71 111
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Valeri Nichushkin Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
29
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Contract
29/30
Cap Hit
$6,125,000 Powered by
Agency
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time KHL Aleksei Cherepanov (Best Rookie) Award 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1

Valeri Nichushkin Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 38* 4* 6* 10* 6* -10* |
Russia U17 WHC-17 5* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
Russia U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 0* 2* 0* 1* |
2012-13 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 18* 4* 2* 6* 0* 6* | Playoffs 25 6 3 9 0 5
Chelmet Chelyabinsk VHL 15* 8* 2* 10* 4* 8* |
Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 9* 4* 4* 8* 0* 4* |
Russia U18 WJC-18 6* 4* 3* 7* 0* 0* |
Russia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 25* 5* |
2013-14 Dallas Stars NHL 79* 14* 20* 34* 8* 20* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 1
Russia OG 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
Russia (all) International 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2014-15 Dallas Stars NHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
Texas Stars AHL 5* 0* 4* 4* 12* -6* |
Russia (all) International 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2015-16 Dallas Stars NHL 79* 9* 20* 29* 12* 2* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 2 -2
2016-17 CSKA Moskva KHL 36* 11* 13* 24* 9* 25* | Playoffs 9 1 4 5 4 3
Russia WC 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* 1* |
Russia (all) International 15* 1* 7* 8* 0* 5* |
2017-18 CSKA Moskva KHL 50* 16* 11* 27* 14* 11* | Playoffs 19 3 6 9 4 4
Russia (all) International 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2018-19 Dallas Stars NHL 57* 0* 10* 10* 0* -4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019-20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65* 13* 14* 27* 14* 26* | Playoffs 15 2 1 3 2 0
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche NHL 55* 10* 11* 21* 4* 9* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 10 -3
2021-22 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62* 25* 27* 52* 14* 21* | Playoffs 20 9 6 15 8 6
2022-23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 53* 17* 30* 47* 2* 15* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -2
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 48* 26* 24* 50* 20* 9* |
Projected NHL 58* 31* 29* 60* 24* 11* |
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Valeri Nichushkin Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Team Urals U15 Districts Cup U15 5* 5* 4* 9* 4* 2* |
Team Urals U16 Districts Cup U16 5* 3* 2* 5* 0* 1* |
2011-12 Russia U18 WJAC-19 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2012-13 Russian Selects Jr Super Series 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
2014-15 Russia EHT 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
2016-17 Russia EHT 9* 1* 4* 5* 0* 4* |
2017-18 Russia EHT 5* 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* |
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Valeri Nichushkin Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2024-03-26T21:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Montréal Canadiens
2024-03-24T14:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins
2024-03-22T21:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Columbus Blue Jackets
2024-03-19T20:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ St. Louis Blues
2024-03-16T22:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Edmonton Oilers
2024-03-13T22:30:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Vancouver Canucks
2024-03-12T21:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames
2024-03-08T20:00:00-0600 Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild
2024-01-10T21:00:00-0600 Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights
2024-01-08T20:00:00-0600 Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins
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Valeri Nichushkin Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 5* 0* 4* 4* 0.80* 12* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U15 1 5* 5* 4* 9* 1.80* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U16 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 16* 3* 6* 9* 0.56* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 26* 3* 9* 12* 0.46* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 3 104* 31* 26* 57* 0.55* 23* 42* | 3 53 10 * 13 * 23 * 0.43 * 8 * 12 *
MHL 2 47* 8* 10* 18* 0.38* 6* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 506* 114* 157* 271* 0.54* 76* 93* | 7 64 14 * 11 * 25 * 0.39 * 24 * 0 *
OG 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
VHL 1 15* 8* 2* 10* 0.67* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 6* 0* 3* 3* 0.50* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 6* 3* 9* 0.75* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 25* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Valeri Nichushkin Skill Rating

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Teamwork
16
Strength
16
Speed
16
Shooting Accuracy
16
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Valeri Nichushkin Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/11/2022
07/11/2022 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
10/10/2020
10/10/2020 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
08/19/2019
08/19/2019 Confirmed Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche
06/30/2019
06/30/2019 Confirmed Dallas Stars Unknown
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed CSKA Moskva Dallas Stars
09/20/2016
09/20/2016 Confirmed Dallas Stars CSKA Moskva
07/06/2013
07/06/2013 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Dallas Stars

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Valeri Nichushkin Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 1 #11 overall by Traktor Chelyabinsk in the KHL Draft

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #5 by FCHockey

Career Transactions
- 2013-07-06 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Dallas Stars

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