Ilya Krikunov

Ilya Krikunov (born February 27, 1984) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Kunlun Red Star in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by Vancouver Canucks in the 7th round (223rd overall) of the 2002 NHL entry draft.

On May 22, 2014, Krikunov signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with expansion club, HC Sochi. Krikunov broke out offensively in his three seasons with Sochi, collecting 112 points in 169 games before returning to former club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on a one-year deal on May 3, 2017.

Krikunov played two further seasons with Avtomobilist before leaving as a free agent following the 2018–19 season, signing a two-year contract for a second stint with HC Sochi on May 1, 2019.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–2000 Kristall–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Elemash–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 15 5 4 9 0 — — — — — 2000–01 HK–2 Voronezh RUS.3 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Elemash Elektrostal RUS.2 48 12 10 22 28 — — — — — 2001–02 Elemash–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 5 3 6 9 4 — — — — — 2002–03 Elemash Elektrostal RUS.2 48 19 9 28 34 — — — — — 2002–03 Elemash–2 Elektrostal RUS.3 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 50 10 9 19 14 — — — — — 2003–04 Khimik–2 Voskresensk RUS.3 3 4 3 7 2 — — — — — 2004–05 Khimik Voskresensk RSL 58 9 14 23 20 — — — — — 2005–06 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 46 10 5 15 57 8 1 1 2 2 2005–06 Khimik Elektrostal RUS.3 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 48 9 6 15 56 9 2 1 3 12 2006–07 Khimik–2 Moscow Oblast RUS.3 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 34 7 12 19 18 5 1 1 2 4 2008–09 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 27 5 6 11 10 3 0 2 2 0 2009–10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 55 9 17 26 30 — — — — — 2010–11 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 53 6 12 18 18 — — — — — 2011–12 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 45 6 15 21 26 13 3 6 9 6 2012–13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 17 1 5 6 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 7 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 13 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Sputnik Nizhny Tagil VHL 5 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 13 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Sochi KHL 55 16 25 41 45 4 1 0 1 2 2015–16 HC Sochi KHL 60 13 23 36 29 4 0 0 0 0 2016–17 HC Sochi KHL 54 12 23 35 18 — — — — — 2017–18 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 50 11 21 32 16 5 0 2 2 0 2018–19 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 43 10 11 21 14 4 1 1 2 2 2019–20 HC Sochi KHL 25 3 6 9 6 — — — — — 2019–20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 10 2 3 5 4 5 0 2 2 4 2020–21 Kunlun Red Star KHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — RSL totals 236 45 46 91 165 22 4 3 7 18 KHL totals 534 98 170 268 224 38 5 13 18 14

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2001 Russia U18 5 3 1 4 0 2002 Russia WJC18 8 3 8 11 6 2004 Russia WJC 6 0 2 2 2 Junior totals 19 6 11 17 8