Ņikita Koļesņikovs

Ņikita Koļesņikovs
Born	(1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 32) Jelgava, Latvia
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
LHL team Former teams	HK Dinaburga HK Rīga Shawinigan Cataractes Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Banská Bystrica Stjernen HC Fassa Odense Bulldogs Kallinge-Ronneby IF Västerviks IK Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Edinburgh Capitals Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 KS Cracovia Melbourne Mustangs HK Mogo Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs HC Donbass HK Zemgale/LLU
National team	Latvia
Playing career	2012–present

Ņikita Koļesņikovs (born October 30, 1992) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Dinaburga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL).^[1]

Playing career

Koļesņikovs began his career in Latvian junior teams^[2] he played in Dinamo Riga system with HK Riga as well.

In 2012 he joined Banská Bystrica of Slovak Extraliga.^[3] In 2013 he continued his career with Odense Bulldogs of AL-Bank Ligaen in Denmark, where he plays currently.^[4]

In January 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for the Edinburgh Capitals.^[5] Then, in July 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for Kongsvinger Knights of Norway's GET-ligaen.^[1] However, he quickly moved on to Canadian side Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 spending just over a season in North America before returning to Edinburgh to re-join the Capitals in November 2017.

Since leaving Edinburgh for a second time, Kolesnikovs has briefly played in Poland, Australia, Latvia, the United States and Ukraine.

International

Koļesņikovs represented Latvia at junior level in 2012 world championships.^[6]

References

1. "Nikita Kolesnikovs at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
2. LHF. "LHF player profile" (in Latvian). lhf.lv. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
3. Didzis Rudmanis (2012-11-13). "Koļesņikovs karjeru turpinās Slovākijā" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
4. Didzis Rudmanis (2013-10-16). "Koļesņikovs karjeru turpinās Odensē" (in Latvian). sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
5. "Edinburgh Capitals". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
6. IIHF. "Player profile". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-01-19.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database