Dmitriy Olegovich Simashev (; born 4 February 2005) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the

Utah Mammoth The Utah Mammoth are a professional ice hockey team based in Salt Lake City. The Mammoth compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...

of the

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(NHL). He was drafted sixth overall by the

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

in the 2023 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

During the 2021–22 season, he played the entire season and shared the second-most points among Yaroslavl Jr. defenceman with five goals and 11 assists in 46 games. During the 2022–23 season he made his professional debut with Yaroslavl's KHL club, where he was scoreless in 18 games. In his second full season in the KHL in 2024–25, Simashev as a fixture on Lokomotiv's blueline registered 1 goal and 6 points through 56 regular season games. He featured in 21 playoff contests to help Lokomotiv capture the

Gagarin Cup The Gagarin Cup () is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs, and is named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The Cup was supposedly named after Gagarin because the last po ...

, their first in franchise history. Having concluded his contract with Lokomotiv, Simashev was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the

of the

on 28 May 2025.

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* 2005 births Living people Arizona Coyotes draft picks Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players NHL first-round draft picks Russian ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-icehockey-bio-stub