Egor Yakovlev

Yegor Konstantinovich Yakovlev (; born on September 17, 1991 in Magnitogorsk) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing under contract with the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.
==Club career==
Yakovlev made his senior debut in the 2008-09 season with the Ak Bars Kazan-2 of the Pervenstvo VHL.
In the 2009-10 season, he played with the Bars Kazan of the MHL.
Yakovlev made his KHL debut playing one game with the Ak Bars Kazan during the 2010–11 KHL season. In this season, he also played 8 regular season games and 17 play-off games with the Neftyanik Almetievsk of the VHL and 37 games with the Bars Kazan of the MHL. He was also named the MHL defenceman of the month in October 2010. 
Yakovlev began the 2011-12 season with the Neftyanik Almetievsk of the VHL where he played 15 games and with the Bars Kazan of the MHL where he played 4 games. On 20 October 2011, Yakovlev signed a three-year deal with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the VHL. He was the first player signed by the club after the plane crash that killed the majority of its roster six weeks earlier. In this season, he played 21 regular season games and 8 play-off games with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the VHL and 20 games with the Loko Yaroslavl of the MHL. He became the MHL defenceman of the month once again in November 2011.
In the 2012-13 season, Yakovlev continued with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL. He played there this season 49 regular season games and 6 play-off games. He also played 2 games with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 of the VHL and 2 games with the Loko Yaroslavl of the MHL.
He continued with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL until the end of the 2014-15 season.
On June 7, 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the KHL powerhouse SKA St. Petersburg. In the 2016-17 season, he became the defenceman of the week on September 25, 2016 and later in the season won with the SKA St. Petersburg the Gagarin Cup.
On May 21, 2018, Yakovlev signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Yakovlev began the 2018–19 season with the Devils AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils. He made his NHL debut on November 11, 2018 against the Winnipeg Jets and scored his first career NHL goal on December 3, 2018 in a 5–1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yakovlev split the season between New Jersey and Binghamton, finishing with 2 goals and 7 points in 25 games in the NHL and no goals and 16 assists in the AHL.
As an impending free agent, Yakovlev left the Devils in order to return to continue his career in the KHL, signing a two-year contract with hometown club, the Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on May 15, 2019. He is currently signed until the end of the 2021-22 season.
== International career ==
Yakovlev played with the Russian National Team at the 2014, 2015 and 2018 World Championships winning the gold medal in 2014 and silver medal in 2015. He also played with the Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Olympics winning the gold medal.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2009–10 	Bars Kazan 	MHL 		54 	4 	19 	23 	72 		9 	4 	0 	4 	10
2010–11 	Bars Kazan 	MHL 		37 	7 	25 	32 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Neftyanik Almetievsk 	VHL 		8 	2 	2 	4 	6 		17 	1 	2 	3 	16
2011–12 	Bars Kazan 	MHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Neftyanik Almetievsk 	VHL 		15 	2 	3 	5 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	VHL 		21 	1 	5 	6 	20 		8 	4 	0 	4 	6
2011–12 	Loko Yaroslavl 	MHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	KHL 		49 	2 	5 	7 	34 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0
2012–13 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl-2 	VHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Loko Yaroslavl 	MHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	KHL 		48 	3 	3 	6 	34 		18 	2 	2 	4 	4
2014–15 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	KHL 		53 	7 	8 	15 	20 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0
2015–16 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	KHL 		59 	3 	7 	10 	57 		15 	0 	1 	1 	20
2016–17 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	KHL 		56 	6 	15 	21 	51 		15 	0 	3 	3 	6
2017–18 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	KHL 		35 	5 	4 	9 	14 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4
2018–19 	Binghamton Devils 	AHL 		19 	0 	16 	16 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		25 	2 	5 	7 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL 		60 	8 	8 	16 	40 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		361 	34 	50 	84 	250 		72 	2 	8 	10 	34
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		25 	2 	5 	7 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	1	2	3 	6
2015 	Russia 	WC 	 		10	0	0	0 	6
2018 	OAR 	OG 	 		5 	0	1	1 	0
2018 	Russia 	WC 	6th 		8 	0	1	1 	0
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		33	1	4	5 	12
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
KHL 	KHL 	KHL
Gagarin Cup 	2017 	
Channel One Cup	Channel One Cup	Channel One Cup
Best Defenceman	2020 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1991 births
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Binghamton Devils players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:JHC Bars players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Olympic Athletes from Russia
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Russian ice hockey defencemen
Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Universiade medalists in ice hockey
Category:Universiade gold medalists for Russia
Category:Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade