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Ņikita Koļesņikovs (born October 30, 1992) is a
Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
n professional
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player, currently playing for
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of the
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(LHL).


Playing career

Koļesņikovs began his career in Latvian junior teams he played in
Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga () is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It most recently was a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LBTU. The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a D ...
system with
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as well. In 2012 he joined
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of
Slovak Extraliga The Slovak Extraliga, known as the Tipsport liga since the 2025–26 season for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From 2018–19 to 2020–21, the league included one or two teams from Hungary. Teams fro ...
. In 2013 he continued his career with
Odense Bulldogs The Odense Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Odense, Denmark. They currently play in Ret&RÃ¥d Fyn Arena in the Bolbro area, as a part of the best Danish league Metal Ligaen, and they are furthermore the only hockey team from F ...
of
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in Denmark, where he plays currently. In January 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for the
Edinburgh Capitals The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the Scottish National League (SNL). They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The team play at the Murrayfield Ice Rink, close to Murrayfield Rugby stadium. In Apr ...
. Then, in July 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for Kongsvinger Knights of Norway's
GET-ligaen EliteHockey Ligaen (EHL) is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the two teams who placed last must play ...
. However, he quickly moved on to Canadian side Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 spending just over a season in North America before returning to Edinburgh to re-join the Capitals in November 2017. Since leaving Edinburgh for a second time, Kolesnikovs has briefly played in Poland, Australia, Latvia, the United States and Ukraine.


International

Koļesņikovs represented Latvia at junior level in
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world championships.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolesnikovs, Nikita 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Jelgava Latvian ice hockey defencemen HK Riga players Odense Bulldogs players Edinburgh Capitals players Västerviks IK players Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák players HC Donbass players SHC Fassa players Stjernen Hockey players Shawinigan Cataractes players Blainville-Boisbriand Armada players Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 players Cracovia (ice hockey) players Melbourne Mustangs players Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs players HK Zemgale players Expatriate ice hockey players in Australia Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate ice hockey players in Poland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Expatriate ice hockey players in Slovenia Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Latvian expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Expatriate ice hockey players in Ukraine Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine