October 7, 2020 — Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2020 NHL Draft. Third round, 69th overall.
Represented Russia and won a silver medal at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing as the youngest player named to the Russian team.
Registered 25 points (8g, 17a) in 62 games with Krylya Sovetov Moscow of the MHL, Russia’s top junior hockey league… Led team defensemen in goals, assists and points… Was teammates with fellow Hurricanes 2020 draft pick Vasily Ponomarev.
Spent a majority of the season with Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)… Tallied three assists in 29 games… Made his KHL debut at Riga (9/2)… Earned his first KHL point with an assist at Lokomotiv (9/4)… Recorded an assist vs. Lokomotiv (11/20)… Registered an assist at Vityaz (2/25)… Also played in six games with Krylya Sovetov (MHL), tallying three assists… Recorded one assist in three KHL playoff games… Made his KHL playoff debut at Dynamo (3/2)… Earned his first KHL playoff point with an assist vs. Dynamo (3/6)… Skated in two MHL playoff games with Krylya Sovetov.
Spent a majority of the season with Spartak Moscow (KHL), registering five points (1g, 4a) in 20 games… Established KHL career highs in goals, assists and points… Tallied an assist vs. HC Sochi (2/23)… Recorded an assist at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (2/18)… Earned two assists vs. Severstal Cherepovets (11/18)… Scored his first career KHL goal vs. Kunlun Red Star (10/12)… Also posted three assists in three games with Khimik Voskresensk (VHL) and skated in one game with MHK Spartak Moscow (MHL)… Skated in three KHL playoff games and two VHL playoff games… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) in two MHL playoff games.
Recorded 12 points (8g, 4a) in 46 KHL games with Spartak Moscow… Ranked tied for sixth in goals among all KHL blueliners and tied for seventh in penalty minutes (39)… Led team defensemen in goals and ranked third in points… Established new KHL single-season highs in goals and points… Tallied two points (1g, 1a) at Barys Astana (9/11)… Posted four points in four games from 11/18-11/25 (3g, 1a), including his first KHL multi-goal game (2g) at Kunlun Red Star (11/25)… Scored three goals in four games from 12/20-12/29, including the game-winning goal at Lokomotiv (12/29)… Was the youngest player named to Russia’s roster for the 2022 Olympics and skated in all six games at the tournament to help his team win a silver medal… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in three KHL playoff games, scoring a goal in Game 1 at SKA St. Petersburg… Joined Khimik Voskresensk (VHL) for the playoffs after the KHL season ended, posting two assists in three games.