Nikolai Lemtyugov (; born 15 January 1986) is a Russian former professional

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player. His career, which lasted from 2004 to 2020, was mainly spent in the

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

and the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

Playing career

Lemtyugov was drafted 219th overall in the

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by the

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. Nikolay spent time in the

Russian Super League The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

before coming to North America for the 2007–08 season and playing for the Peoria Rivermen, affiliate of the Blues. On December 15, 2008, it was reported that Lemtyugov had quit the Rivermen and was signed to a multi-year deal with

Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey club based in Cherepovets, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel (Builder) Cher ...

. In July 2019, Lemtyugov moved to the UK to sign for

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, reuniting with his former coach Aaron Fox in the process.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1986 births Living people Ak Bars Kazan players Atlant Moscow Oblast players Avangard Omsk players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players HC Spartak Moscow players HC Yugra players HL Anyang players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players People from Miass Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Russian ice hockey left wingers St. Louis Blues draft picks Severstal Cherepovets players Sheffield Steelers players Ice hockey people from Chelyabinsk Oblast Traktor Chelyabinsk players {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub