Vladislav Kara

Vladislav Kara (born 20 April 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League . He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round, 124th overall, in the 2017 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Kara played as a youth and later made his professional debut with Ak Bars Kazan in the 2017–18 season. Following his third KHL season with Ak Bars, unable to cement a full-time role on the roster, Kara was traded to fellow KHL club Severstal Cherepovets in exchange for financial compensation on 17 July 2020.

In the following 2020–21 season, Kara made 17 appearances with Severstal, posting 1 goal and 3 points. He was also assigned to the VHL farm club, Molot-Prikamye Perm, collecting 4 points through 14 games. On 27 December 2020, Kara's brief tenure with Severstal ended as he was mutually released from his contract to sign a two-way contract with HC Spartak Moscow for the remainder of the season.

Following a full season in the VHL with HC Yugra, Kara returned to the KHL for the 2022–23 season in securing a contract with his former club, Severstal Cherepovets, on 5 May 2022. Before re-joining Severstal, Kara was again on the move after he was traded to HC Vityaz in exchange for financial compensation on 13 July 2022.

At the start of the 2024–25 season, Kara began the campaign with Vityaz but was dealt to HC Sibir Novosibirsk on September 11, 2024, in a trade that saw the rights to Pavel Jenyš sent the other way.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Draguny Mozhaysk MHLB 40 21 27 48 109 — — — — — 2014–15 HK Trnava Slovak U18 2 9 9 16 25 24 — — — — — 2015–16 Irbis Kazan MHL 41 4 9 13 22 — — — — — 2016–17 Irbis Kazan MHL 31 11 9 20 10 7 4 1 5 4 2016–17 Bars Kazan VHL 34 3 5 8 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Irbis Kazan MHL 2 1 2 3 0 5 2 3 5 0 2017–18 Bars Kazan VHL 33 9 6 15 12 — — — — — 2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 11 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 41 3 2 5 4 — — — — —2018–19 Bars Kazan VHL 25 5 11 16 8 — — — — — 2018–19 Irbis Kazan MHL 4 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 27 4 4 8 12 — — — — — 2019–20 Bars Kazan VHL 25 7 14 21 16 9 3 3 6 8 2020–21 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 17 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Molot-Prikamie Perm VHL 14 2 2 4 25 — — — — — 2020–21 Spartak Moscow KHL 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2020–21 Khimik Voskresensk VHL 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 2021–22 HC Yugra VHL 30 17 11 28 25 15 3 2 5 0 2022–23 HC Vityaz KHL 67 20 15 35 11 5 0 2 2 2 2023–24 HC Vityaz KHL 52 6 8 14 6 — — — — — 2024–25 HC Vityaz KHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 57 12 13 25 10 7 1 3 4 0 2025–26 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 31 4 2 6 7 — — — — — 2025–26 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 10 0 0 0 6 — — — — — KHL totals 320 50 46 96 56 16 1 5 6 2