Ilya Ivanovich Solovyov (; born 20 July 2000) is a Belarusian professional

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currently playing with the

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in the

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(AHL) as a prospect to the

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of the

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(NHL). Internationally he played for the Belarusian national team at the 2021 World Championship.

Playing career

Solovyov played as a youth in Belarus, developing within the

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under-20 national squad while participating in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL). He was selected 53rd overall in the 2019

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by the Saginaw Spirit of the

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(OHL) and made his North American major junior debut in the following 2019–20 season, where he scored seven goals and had 33 assists for 40 points in 53 games. He was drafted in the seventh round, 205th overall, in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames and returned to Belarus to play with

HC Dinamo Minsk Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk or HC Dinamo Minsk (; , ''Dynama-Minsk'') is a professional ice hockey club based in Minsk, Belarus. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playof ...

of the

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(KHL). As a rookie in the 2020–21 season, Solovyov recorded 2 goals and 7 assists for 9 points and 36 penalty minutes in 41 games. Solovyov was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames on 6 April 2021. Before the start of the 2024–25 NHL regular season, Solovyov re-signed with the Flames on a two-year contract on 19 September 2024 as a restricted free agent.

International play

Solovyov represented Belarus at the

2021 IIHF World Championship The 2021 IIHF World Championship () took place from 21 May to 6 June 2021. It was originally to be co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia, as the IIHF announced on 19 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Their joint bid won by a very tight margin ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solovyov, Ilya 2000 births Living people Belarusian expatriate ice hockey people Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Belarusian ice hockey defencemen Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Calgary Wranglers players HC Dinamo Minsk players 21st-century Belarusian sportsmen Sportspeople from Mogilev Saginaw Spirit players