Vitalii Abramov

Vitalii Igorevich Abramov (; born May 8, 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Abramov has played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators. Abramov was selected 65th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2016 NHL entry draft and later traded to Ottawa.

Playing career In his rookie season with the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the 2015–16 season, Abramov recorded 93 points in 63 games. He was awarded the RDS Cup as QMJHL Rookie of the Year and the Michel Bergeron Trophy as Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was also named to the All-Rookie Team. Leading up to the 2016 NHL entry draft, Abramov was ranked 29th overall for North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was eventually drafted 65th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On December 24, 2016, Abramov was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. After recording 104 points in 66 games, Abramov was awarded the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the top regular season scorer of the 2016–17 season. He was also awarded the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player (MVP) of the QMJHL and named to the First All-Star Team. On April 7, 2017, Abramov began his professional career when he was assigned to the Blue Jackets American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters. He still found success with his new team and was named to the Second All-Star Team after recording 78 points in 40 games.

Abramov attended the Blue Jackets 2018–19 training camp but failed to make their final roster and was assigned to the AHL to join the Cleveland Monsters. Abramov posted 12 goals and 22 points in 52 games with the Monsters before he was traded by the Blue Jackets, along with Jonathan Davidsson and two conditional first-round picks to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Matt Duchene and Julius Bergman on February 22, 2019. He scored his first NHL goal on October 10, 2019, against the St. Louis Blues.

As an impending restricted free agent from the Senators, Abramov opted to pause his North American career by agreeing to a two-year contract with the Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on 26 May 2021. In the 2021–22 season, Abramov made 41 appearances with his hometown club, Traktor, posting 8 goals and 17 points through the mid-point of the campaign. On 27 December 2021, Abramov was traded by Chelyabinsk to CSKA Moscow in exchange for Artyom Blazhiyevsky.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Belye Medvedi MHL208614820004 2015–16 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL63385593361076138 2016–17 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL66465810476716712 2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL41342————— 2017–18 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL1612142621————— 2017–18 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL403345784613971621 2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 52 12 10 22 28 — — — — — 2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 18 4 3 7 8 — — — — — 2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 51 18 23 41 30 — — — — — 2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Jukurit Liiga 8 5 2 7 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 23 7 12 19 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 41 8 9 17 26 — — — — — 2021–22 CSKA Moscow KHL 4 0 0 0 2 22 5 4 9 6 2022–23 CSKA Moscow KHL 52 11 5 16 20 26 4 1 5 6 2023–24 CSKA Moscow KHL 59 13 19 32 22 5 1 0 1 2 2024–25 CSKA Moscow KHL 44 19 16 35 33 — — — — — NHL totals 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — — KHL totals 200 51 49 100 103 53 10 5 15 14

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Awards and honours Award Year QMJHL CHL Top Prospects Game 2016 All-Rookie Team 2016Michel Bergeron Trophy 2016 Rookie of the Year 2016 First All-Star Team 2017 Jean Béliveau Trophy 2017 Michel Brière Memorial Trophy 2017 Second All-Star Team 2018 KHL Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 2022, 2023