Born	May 25, 1990 (1990-05-25) (age 19), Moscow, USSR
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Columbus Blue Jackets CSKA Moscow (KHL)
Ntl. team	Russia
NHL Draft	6th overall, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets
Pro career	2007 – present

Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov (Russian: Никита Васильевич Филатов; born May 25, 1990) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on loan from the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Filatov was the top ranked European skater and was selected sixth overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008. He signed a professional contract with the Blue Jackets on July 10, 2008.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 International play 3.1 International statistics 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Playing career

Filatov won a gold medal in the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships and a bronze medal in the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championships with the Russian squad. Both medals were earned in wins over Team USA; Filatov had 3 points in the 2008 bronze medal game. Nikita Filatov is a product of the CSKA Red Army hockey school and has made a limited Super League debut during the 2007-08 season. ^[1] His signing by the Columbus Blue Jackets has become a point of contention between Russia's new Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the NHL.

He scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.

Filatov recorded his first career hat trick on January 10, 2009 in a 4-2 win against the Minnesota Wild. Filatov's achievement marked the first hat trick by a Blue Jackets rookie.

Filatov plays for the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League (AHL), as he was assigned by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He went to Russia to play in the All-Star game in January 2009.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	CSKA Moscow	RSL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		39	16	16	32	24		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		8	4	0	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	CSKA Moscow	KHL		2	3	2	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				8	4	0	4	0		—	—	—	—	—

[edit] International play

Played for Russia in the:

• 2008 World Junior Championships
• 2009 World Junior Championships

[edit] International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Russia	WJC18	1 		7	4	5	9	6
2008	Russia	WJC18	2 		6	3	6	9	29
2008	Russia	WJC	3 		7	4	5	9	10
2009	Russia	WJC	3 		7	8	3	11	6
Junior Int'l Totals					27	19	19	38	51

[edit] See also

• List of Columbus Blue Jackets players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nikita Filatov – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Russian Prospects Profile
• Nikita Filatov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Nikita Filatov's NHL player profile

v • d • e Columbus Blue Jackets first-round draft picks Klesla • Leclaire • Nash • Zherdev • Picard • Brule • Brassard • Voracek • Filatov • Moore