Dmitri Jaškin

Dmitri Jaškin
Born March 23, 1993
Omsk, Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams 		St. Louis Blues
HC Slavia Praha
NHL Draft 41st overall, 2011
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2010–present
Jaskin as a member of the Moncton Wildcats

Dmitrij Alekseevich Jaškin (Russian: Дмитрий Яшкин; born March 23, 1993) is a Russian-born Czech ice hockey player who currently plays for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Jaškin was selected first overall in the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by Sibir Novosibirsk, and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round, 41st overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

His father, Alexej Jaskin, was a professional defenceman for Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League and later HC Vsetín in the Czech Extraliga. Dmitrij and his older brother Michail started in the Vsetín youth system while their father played there, and they both transferred to Slavia Prague in 2008. The family has lived in Czech Republic since 1993, when Dmitrij was eight months old. He first played professionally for Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga for two seasons.

Jaškin could have played in the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, but suffered a knee injury in an Extraliga game on 21 November, which sidelined him for six weeks and caused him to miss the tournament.[2] He registered 10 points in 33 Extraliga games during the season as a 17-year-old, ranking him second among junior-aged players in the league.[3]

After being selected by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2012 CHL Import Draft, Jaškin announced that he would play for the QMJHL team in 2012–13 in order to increase his chances of playing in the NHL.[4]

On April 3, 2013, he signed a 3-year entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues, and assigned to the Peoria Rivermen.[1] He was recalled to the Blues roster on April 9.[5]

During the 2013–14 season, on December 28, 2013, he scored his first NHL goal against Antti Raanta of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 HC Slavia Praha CZE 33 3 7 10 16 17 2 1 3 31
2011–12 HC Slavia Praha CZE 30 1 1 2 16 — — — — —
2012–13 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 51 46 53 99 73 5 1 2 3 16
2012–13 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL 42 15 14 29 28 9 4 5 9 10
2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL 18 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 54 13 5 18 16 6 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 74 14 6 20 24 6 0 1 1 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Czech Republic WJC18 8th 6 4 1 5 10
2012 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 1 1 2 4
2013 Czech Republic WJC 5th 6 3 3 6 12
Junior totals 18 8 5 13 26

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jaskin Signs 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". National Hockey League. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Czech Hockey Report: Jaškin out, Frk added to preliminary WJC roster". czechhockeyreport.com. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Complete statistics". Hokej.cz. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  4. ↑ "Jaškin: "I want to go to Canada"". CzechHockeyReport.com. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  5. ↑ "Blues Recall Jaskin from Peoria". National Hockey League. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

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