Dmitrij Alexejevič Jaškin (Russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич Яшкин; born 23 March 1993) is a Russian-born Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played five seasons for the St Louis Blues and one season with the Washington Capitals and Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jaškin was selected first overall in the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by Sibir Novosibirsk, and was drafted by the Blues in the second round, 41st overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Dmitrij Jaškin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jaškin with the St. Louis Blues in 2013 | |||
| Born | 23 March 1993 Omsk, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams | Ak Bars Kazan Slavia Praha St. Louis Blues Washington Capitals Dynamo Moscow Arizona Coyotes SKA Saint Petersburg | ||
| National team |  Czech Republic | ||
| NHL draft | 41st overall, 2011 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Early life
editHis father, Alexej Jaškin, was a professional defenceman for Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League and later Vsetín in the Czech Extraliga. Dmitrij and his older brother Michail started in the Vsetín youth system while their father played there, and they both transferred to Slavia Praha in 2008. The family has lived in the Czech Republic since 1993, when Dmitrij was eight months old.
Playing career
editHe first played professionally for Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga for two seasons. Jaškin could have played in the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, but suffered a knee injury in an Extraliga game on 21 November, which sidelined him for six weeks and caused him to miss the tournament.[2] He registered 10 points in 33 Extraliga games during the season as a 17-year-old, ranking him second among junior-aged players in the league.[3]
After being selected by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2012 CHL Import Draft, Jaškin announced that he would play for the QMJHL team in the 2012–13 season in order to increase his chances of playing in the NHL.[4]
On 3 April 2013, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues, and was assigned to the Chicago Wolves.[1] He was recalled to the Blues roster on 9 April.[5]
During the 2013–14 season, on 28 December 2013, he scored his first NHL goal against Antti Raanta of the Chicago Blackhawks. On 3 July 2015, the Blues re-signed him to a one-year deal.[6] Following 2015–16 season, on 16 June 2016, Jaškin re-signed with the Blues to a two-year, $2 million deal.[7]
On 2 October 2018, Jaškin was claimed off waivers by the Washington Capitals.[8]
Jaškin as a free agent from the Capitals, opted to pause his NHL career and returned to Russia in signing a one-year deal with HC Dynamo Moscow of the KHL on 22 August 2019.[9] Making his KHL debut in the 2019–20 season and benefiting from an increased role with Dynamo, Jaškin was leaned on offensively recording 63 points in 58 regular season games. His 31 goals set a new franchise single KHL season record and he was signed to an improved two-year contract extension on 17 April 2020.[10]
After two highly productive seasons with HC Dynamo Moscow, Jaškin returned to North America as a free agent, agreeing to a lucurative one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes on July 28, 2021.[11] Jaškin continued to struggle to make an impact at the NHL level with a poorly performing Coyotes team. Through his first 12 games, he registered a single assist before suffering an injury in a game against the Nashville Predators on November 13. Following an illegal hit by Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki, he was expected to be out of action long-term and was placed on the injured reserve.[12] Ultimately Jaškin did not appear in another game with the Coyotes.
As a free agent, Jaškin returned to the KHL and was signed to a one-year contract after his rights were traded from Dynamo Moscow to SKA Saint Petersburg on 25 July 2022.[13] Named as team captain for the 2022–23 season, Jaškin returned to his previous goal scoring form, leading the league with 40 goals and in points across the regular and post-season.
On 7 June 2023, Jaškin as the top tier free agent of the league was signed to a three-year contract with SKA competitor club, Ak Bars Kazan.[14]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Vsetínská hokejová | CZE U18 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U18 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 67 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Slavia Praha | CZE U20 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Berounští Medvědi | Czech.1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 51 | 46 | 53 | 99 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 42 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 65 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 58 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 59 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 67 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 36 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 315 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 92 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| KHL totals | 220 | 127 | 82 | 209 | 203 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 38 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | U18 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2012 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | WJC | 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WCH | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2019 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | ||||
| Senior totals | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Jaskin Signs 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". National Hockey League. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Czech Hockey Report: Jaškin out, Frk added to preliminary WJC roster". czechhockeyreport.com. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Complete statistics". Hokej.cz. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Jaškin: "I want to go to Canada"". CzechHockeyReport.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Blues Recall Jaskin from Peoria". National Hockey League. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Tucker, Cam (3 July 2015). "Blues re-sign Jaskin to one-year contract". nbcsports.com. NBCSports. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ The Associated Press (16 June 2016). "Blues re-sign forward Dmitrij Jaskin to two-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. St. Louis: Sportsnet. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Capitals Claim Dmitrij Jaskin". NHL.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Dmitrij Jaskin joins Dynamo Moscow". en.khl.ru. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "New contract for Dmitrij Jaskin" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Coyotes sign Jaškin to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Coyotes' Dmitrij Jaskin: Expected to be out long term". CBS Sports. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Dmitri Jaskin is in SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Dmitry Jaskin moves to Ak Bars" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database