Igor Sergeyevich Mirnov (b: September 19, 1984) is a

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professional

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player who is currently playing with Buran Voronezh of the

Supreme Hockey League The All-Russian Hockey League (VHL) (, ''Vserossiyskaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of Russian hocke ...

(VHL).

Playing career

Born in

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, Mirnov developed in the

HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow () is a professional ice hockey club based in Moscow, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 KHL season, 2011–12 and 2012–13 ...

hockey system. The young prospect rose up through Dynamo ranks with NHL star

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and became the club's leader after Ovechkin's departure for the NHL. Mirnov was drafted by the

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during the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Since the draft he established himself as a Super League elite scorer with HC Dynamo, even becoming the club's captain for the beginning of the 2007-08 season. That season he struggled with the club and was transferred to HC Metallurg (Magnitogorsk), where he once again found his scoring touch.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1984 births Ak Bars Kazan players Atlant Moscow Oblast players Buran Voronezh players HC Dynamo Moscow players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players HC MVD players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Spartak Moscow players Living people Ottawa Senators draft picks Russian ice hockey centres Traktor Chelyabinsk players Sportspeople from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai {{Russia-icehockey-centre-stub