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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

NAIL YAKUPOV

October 6, 1993  
Nizhnekamsk, RU

Right wing  
5'11"  
Entry drafts
NIZHNEKAMSK NEFTEKHIMIK
EDMONTON OILERS
NHL earnings$ 8 650 000
Nail Yakupov stats hockey
STATS
NAIL YAKUPOV
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
2010-11OHL - STI65495210171-2------
WJC-18 - RU767136-6------
2011-12OHL - STI4231386930+1562354-
WJC-20 - RU7-996+4------
2012-13NHL - EDM4817143124-4------
KHL - NEF22991833-4------
WJC-20 - RU7358-+2------
2013-14NHL - EDM6311132436-33------
2014-15NHL - EDM8114193318-35------
2015-16NHL - EDM608152324-16------
2016-17NHL - STL4036914-3------
2017-18NHL - COL58971626+2------
2018-19KHL - SKA4723103334-1844812-1
2019-20KHL - SKA4610102016-------
2020-21KHL - AMU1515610-2------
KHL - AVA2264106+6------
2021-22KHL - AVA439172614+9------
2022-23KHL - AVA16641014-6------
2023-24KHL - NEF318111917-------
2024-25KHL - AVA4317213832+14134376+2
KHL - RED27741112-18------
2025-26KHL - AVA471192020+11722413-1
2026-27KHL - AVA162358+1------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL3506274136142-89------
OHL1078090170101+1362354-
KHL375109107216216+1481091931-
WJC-18767136-6------
WJC-2014314176+6------
NHL SALARIES
NAIL YAKUPOV
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
3 years  ·  $ 2 775 000
2012-1319925 000925 000925 000
2013-1420925 000925 0001 850 000
2014-1521925 000925 0002 775 000
2 years  ·  $ 5 000 000
2015-16222 500 0002 500 0005 275 000
2016-17232 500 0002 500 0007 775 000
1 year  ·  $ 875 000
2017-1824875 000875 0008 650 000
TOTAL8 650 0008 650 000
AWARDS
NAIL YAKUPOV
2010-11OHLEmms Family Award
2011-12U20Silver
2012-13U20Bronze
2020-21KHLGagarin cup   
NHL TROPHIES
TRANSACTIONS
NAIL YAKUPOV
October 7, 2016

Nail Yakupov is traded to the St-Louis Blues. In return, the Edmonton Oilers acquired Zach Pochiro, 2nd round draft pick in 2018 (#62: Olivier Rodrigue) and 3rd round draft pick in 2017 (#82: Cameron Crotty).

July 4, 2017

Nail Yakupov signed a new deal with the Colorado Avalanche