Shakir Maratovich Mukhamadullin (russian: Шакир Маратович Мухамадуллин; born 10 January 2002) is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...

in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs b ...

(KHL) on loan as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

(NHL). He was drafted 20th overall by the Devils in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Mukhamadullin first played as youth within hometown club,

of the

(KHL). On 22 November 2020, Mukhamadullin broke the KHL record for most points by an 18-year-old defenseman in a single season, previously held by

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defenseman Dmitry Orlov. During the 2021–22 season with Salavat, Mukhamadullin was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the New Jersey Devils on 1 December 2021. He was to remain on loan in the KHL with Salavat for the remainder of the season. Following the playoffs exit with Salavat, Mukhamadullin was assigned by the Devils to join AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, for their post-season run. He made 3 appearances with the Comets, registering two assists. On 14 July 2022, Mukhamadullin was re-assigned by the Devils to continue his development on loan with Salavat Yulaev Ufa for the

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season.

International play

Mukhamadullin represented Russia at the

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, where he won a gold medal. He represented

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at the

2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup The 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup was an under-18 international ice hockey tournament that was held in Piešťany, Slovakia and Břeclav, Czech Republic from 5 to 10 August 2019 at Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Easton Arena in Piešťany. Team Russi ...

, where he recorded one assist in five games and won a gold medal. He again represented Russia at the

2019 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 21st such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition. One nation ...

, where he won a silver medal. Mukhamadullin scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime at the

2019 World Junior A Challenge The 2019 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, from December 7–15, 2019, at the EnCana Events Centre. Preliminary round ''All t ...

, helping Russia win their first gold medal in the World Junior A Challenge tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* 2002 births Living people National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Jersey Devils draft picks Sportspeople from Ufa Russian ice hockey defencemen Salavat Yulaev Ufa players Tolpar Ufa players Toros Neftekamsk players Utica Comets players {{Russia-icehockey-defenceman-stub