July 7, 2022 — Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2022 NHL Draft. Third round, 71st overall.
Represented Russia at the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup alongside fellow Hurricanes 2022 draft pick Gleb Trikozov, posting five points (3g, 2a) in five games to win a gold medal.
Played at the under-20 level for most of the season… Earned six points (4g, 2a) in 17 games with Loko Yaroslavl in the MHL, Russia’s top junior league, and added four points (2g, 2a) in nine games with Loko’s junior team in the second-highest Russian junior league… Also played six games with Lokomotiv’s under-17 team, posting 11 points (4g, 7a) in six games… Skated in two MHL playoff games with Loko Yaroslavl and one playoff game with Loko Yaroslavl’s junior team.
Spent most of the season in the MHL, registering 50 points (25g, 25a) in 42 games with Loko Yaroslavl and one assist in two games with Loko-76 Yaroslavl… Ranked tied for second in goals and fourth in points among all Loko skaters… Also played his first five career KHL games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl… Began the season with Loko and opened the campaign with a season-long, 10-game point streak (10g, 12a), including an eight-game goal/point streak from 9/11-10/1 (10g, 10a)… Tallied four points (2g, 2a) at SKA-1946 (9/11)… Tied his season high with four points (1g, 3a) vs. JHC Atlant (9/28)… Recalled to Lokomotiv for five games and made his KHL debut vs. Kunlun Red Star (10/17)… Reassigned to the MHL for the rest of the season and earned his third four-point game (2g, 2a) vs. Sakhalinskie Akuly (2/26)… Added four points (3g, 1a) in nine playoff games with Loko Yaroslavl… Tallied an assist in his postseason debut in Game 1 vs. Almaz (3/11) and scored two goals in Game 4 (3/16).
Spent most of the season with Kunlun Red Star, earning three points (2g, 1a) in 27 KHL games… Also recorded five points (4g, 1a) in seven MHL games with Loko-76 Yaroslavl and added three points (2g, 1a) in four MHL games with Loko Yaroslavl… Began the season with Loko… Tallied two points (1g, 1a), including a shorthanded goal, vs. Almaz (9/17)… Was loaned to Kunlun and made his debut at Metallurg Magnitogorsk (9/24)… Scored two goals vs. CSKA (10/1)… Logged a KHL season-high 17:04 of ice time vs. Dynamo Minsk (10/3)… Tallied an assist vs. Spartak (10/16)… Was reassigned to Loko-76 and posted a four-game point streak from 2/18-2/26 (4g, 1a), with a goal in three straight contests from 2/19-2/26 (4g)… Scored two goals vs. Chaika (2/19)… Skated in one MHL playoff game with Loko.