Kirill Polokhov

Kirill Vladimirovich Polokhov (; born 23 March 1998) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship (KAZ).

Playing career Polokhov began his hockey development with Yunost Karagandy and Tyumensky Legion in the Russian Junior Hockey League. At just 16 years old, he made the jump to senior-level play by joining Arystan Temirtau in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship in 2014, where he tallied 3 assists across 34 games. The following year, he signed with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was assigned to their junior affiliate, Snezhnye Barsy, competing in the Junior Hockey League (MHL). During his debut MHL season, he registered 1 goal and 1 assist in 41 games with a +9 rating. In the 2016–17 campaign, he earned a spot in the MHL All-Star Game and concluded the season with 13 points over 50 games.

In the 2017 pre-season, Yevgeni Koreshkov chose Polokhov to join Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Polokhov netted his first goal for Barys on August 18, 2017, during the Viktor Blinov Memorial Tournament in a game against Amur Khabarovsk. He made his official KHL debut shortly after, on August 24, in a matchup against Spartak Moscow. Just over a month later, on September 25, he scored his first KHL goal in a game against SKA Saint Petersburg.

International play He competed for Kazakhstan at the 2023 Winter World University Games, where he helped the team secure a bronze medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Arystan Temirtau KAZ 3003339 400002015–16 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 4111271 700042016–17 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 50491322 ————— 2017–18 Barys Astana KHL 5211212 —————2017–18 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 70220 ————— 2018–19 Barys Astana KHL 520116 40000 2018–19 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 71234 ————— 2018–19 Nomad Astana KAZ 20220 ————— 2019–20 Nomad Nur-Sultan KAZ 4122416 ————— 2019–20 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 80115 ————— 2020–21 Nomad Nur-Sultan KAZ 90554 ————— 2020–21 HC Tambov VHL 2503319 40002 2021–22 Saryarka Karaganda KAZ 3925739 163256 2022–23 Arlan Kokshetau KAZ 342212316 70114 2023–24 Barys Astana KHL 170002 ————— 2023–24 Arlan Kokshetau KAZ 70116 40000 KHL totals 129 1 3 4 25 4 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 Kazakhstan WJC18-D1 13th 5 0 1 1 4 2016 Kazakhstan WJC18-D1 15th 5 0 1 1 0 2016 Kazakhstan WJC-D1 17th 5 0 0 0 2 2017 Kazakhstan WJC-D1 13th 5 0 2 2 2 2017 Kazakhstan WC-D1 19th 5 0 0 0 2 2018 Kazakhstan WJC-D1 11th 5 0 1 1 0 2018 Kazakhstan WC-D1 19th 5 0 1 1 2 2023 Kazakhstan WC 11th 7 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 25 0 5 5 8 Senior totals 17 0 1 1 6