Daniil Tarasov

Daniil Vladimirovich Tarasov (; born June 20, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
==Playing career==
Undrafted, on June 1, 2012, the Worcester Sharks signed Tarasov to a standard American Hockey League contract for the 2012–13 season to become the first ever Russian-born player to skate for the Worcester Sharks. During his rookie AHL campaign Tarasov scored 14 goals and 14 assists for 28 points in 43 AHL games played, and he also skated in 17 games with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL. On April 2, 2013, Tarasov was rewarded for his strong play when the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League signed Tarasov to a two-year contract.
As a restricted free agent with his NHL rights still owned by the Sharks, Tarasov opted to leave North America and sign a lucrative two-year contract to return home with Russian club, HC Dynamo Moscow of the KHL on July 17, 2015.
After his sixth season with Dynamo Moscow, Tarasov left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan on 28 July 2021.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2008–09 	Dynamo Moscow-2 	Rus.3 		49 	14 	31 	45 	48 		5 	3 	2 	5 	6
2009–10 	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Indiana Ice 	USHL 		57 	37 	38 	75 	46 		5 	2 	4 	6 	6
2011–12 	Indiana Ice 	USHL 		60 	47 	41 	88 	86 		6 	5 	5 	10 	8
2012–13 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		43 	14 	14 	28 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	San Francisco Bulls 	ECHL 		17 	3 	11 	14 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		47 	17 	14 	31 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Worcester Sharks 	AHL 		54 	16 	17 	33 	27 		4 	0 	3 	3 	2
2014–15 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Dynamo Moscow 	KHL 		37 	4 	4 	8 	14 		10 	3 	0 	3 	29
2016–17 	Dynamo Moscow 	KHL 		34 	5 	2 	7 	20 		9 	1 	1 	2 	2
2017–18 	Dynamo Moscow 	KHL 		55 	14 	9 	23 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Dynamo Moscow 	KHL 		36 	12 	6 	18 	15 		9 	2 	2 	4 	4
2019–20 	Dynamo Moscow 	KHL 		52 	17 	15 	32 	36 		3 	0 	2 	2 	0
2020–21 	Dynamo Moscow 	KHL 		56 	19 	16 	35 	26 		9 	0 	3 	3 	7
2021–22 	Ak Bars Kazan 	KHL 		41 	6 	7 	13 	8 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		311 	77 	59 	136 	158 		45 	6 	9 	15 	42
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
USHL Most Goals (37) 	2010–11	2010-11 USHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM - Junior Hockey News
USHL Second All-Star Team	2010–11	USHL announces 2010-11 All-Star Teams - Hockey's Future
USHL First All-Star Team 	2011–12	Sharks Prospect Named to Second Team All-USHL - San Jose Sharks - News
==References==
==External links==
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