Danil Yurtaikin

Danil Vitalevich Yurtaikin (; born 1 July 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward, who is currently playing with CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He formerly played with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Amur Khabarovsk and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL. Internationally Yurtaikin has played for the Russian national junior team, and won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships.
==Playing career==
Yurtaikin played as a youth within the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl program, joining the club to play at the under-16 level. He was later selected by Yaroslavl 108th overall in the 2014 KHL Junior Draft. He progressed his development, playing with junior affiliate, Loko Yaroslavl in the MHL. He scored 73 points in 99 games over three seasons with Loko, culminating in two championship titles in 2015–16 and 2017–18.
He made his professional debut during the 2016–17 season, playing with second-tier club, HC Ryazan of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). Showing offensive ability he notched 21 points in 26 games in the VHL and signed a two-year contract extension to remain with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl through 2019.
Before beginning the 2017–18 season, Yurtaikin was traded in exchange for financial compensation to Amur Khabarovsk on 9 October 2017. He made his debut in the Kontinental Hockey League, earning just 1:35 time on ice for Amur in a 1–0 victory over Avangard Omsk on 14 October 2017. He made just 5 appearances with Amur before he was assigned to their junior MHL affiliate. On 24 November 2017, Yurtaikin was promptly returned to Lokomotiv in a trade, and made his Lokomotiv debut on 29 November 2017. He completed the season going scoreless in 18 regular season contests and 2 playoff games.
On the back of his second MHL title with Loko to end the 2017–18 season, Yurtaikin broke out offensively in the following 2018–19 season. He recorded 10 goals and 19 points in 40 games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, finishing tied for third among under-22 skaters in goals and fifth in points. As Lokomotiv's fourth highest regular season goalscorer, he appeared in 8 playoff games and collected one assist.
Undrafted and with his contract concluded with Lokomotiv, Yurtaikin was signed as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 26 April 2019. In his debut season in North America, Yurtaikin opened the 2019–20 season on the Sharks roster, appearing in 4 regular season games while going scoreless. He was later assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, contributing with 2 goals and 17 points through 37 games.
With the following 2020–21 North American season delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Yurtaikin remained in his native Russia. On 22 December 2020, Yurtaikin's KHL rights were traded from Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in exchange for financial compensation. With the intent to remain in Russia, Yurtaikin was placed on unconditional waivers by the San Jose Sharks, mutually terminating the remaining year of his contract on 25 December 2020. He was signed the following day returning to the KHL with CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract.
==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
2013–14 	Loko-Junior Yaroslavl	MHL B 		22 	14 	19 	33 	4 		10 	1 	4 	5 	4
2014–15 	Loko-Junior Yaroslavl	MHL B 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Loko Yaroslavl 	MHL 		50 	16 	16 	32 	8 		7 	1 	2 	3 	6
2015–16 	Loko Yaroslavl 	MHL 		33 	11 	21 	32 	4 		15 	3 	9 	12 	2
2016–17 	HC Ryazan 	VHL 		26 	9 	12 	21 	10 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2016–17 	Loko Yaroslavl 	MHL 		6 	0 	4 	4 	2 		3 	0 	2 	2 	2
2016–17 	Loko-Junior Yaroslavl	NMHL 		2 	3 	4 	7 	2 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2017–18 	Amur Khabarovsk 	KHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Amurskie Tigry 	MHL 		2 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	KHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	4 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2017–18 	HC Ryazan 	VHL 		7 	4 	4 	8 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Loko Yaroslavl 	MHL 		8 	1 	2 	3 	12 		5 	0 	2 	2 	4
2018–19 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	KHL 		40 	10 	9 	19 	14 		8 	0 	1 	1 	4
2019–20 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	San Jose Barracuda 	AHL 		38 	2 	15 	17 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	CSKA Moscow 	KHL 		11 	1 	2 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Zvezda Moscow 	VHL 		7 	2 	0 	2 	0 		5 	3 	3 	6 	4
2021–22 	CSKA Moscow 	KHL 		10 	0 	1 	1 	6 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0
2021–22 	Zvezda Moscow 	VHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		79 	11 	12 	23 	24 		13 	0 	2 	2 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
 
 
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015 	Russia 	U18 	 	5 	2	3	5 	8
2017 	Russia 	WJC 	 	5 	1	2	3 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	10	3	5	8 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
MHL 	MHL 	MHL
Kharlamov Cup (Loko Yaroslavl)	2016, 2018	
KHL 	KHL 	KHL
Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 	2022 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Amur Khabarovsk players
Category:Amurskie Tigry players
Category:HC CSKA Moscow players
Category:HC Ryazan players
Category:Loko Yaroslavl players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:Russian ice hockey left wingers
Category:San Jose Barracuda players
Category:San Jose Sharks players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Zvezda Moscow players