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CBS News
31-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Pittsburgh Penguins sign forward prospect Mikhail Ilyin to 3-year, entry-level contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward prospect Mikhail Ilyin to a three-year entry-level contract. The contract will begin in the 2025-26 season and will run through 2027-28. Ilyin, 20, spent the majority of the 2024-25 season with the Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL, Russia's top professional league. Billed as a 6-foot-3, 191-pound forward, this past season, he appeared in 64 regular-season games, where he recorded seven goals, 23 assists, and 30 points. Ilyin's assist and point totals were new single-season career highs and ranked third overall on Severstal, per a news release from the Penguins. His 30 points during his 19-year-old season (turned 20 in February 2025) make him one of just eight players in KHL history to accumulate 30-plus points in a single campaign as a teenager, and ties the Cherepovets team record set by 19-year-old Pavel Buchnevich in 2014-15, the news release added. Ilyin made his professional debut in the KHL as a 17-year-old. In 150 career regular-season games, Ilyin has tallied 19 goals, 42 assists, 61 points, and is plus-22. He's also played in 10 career KHL playoff games, recording five assists. Ilyin has also spent parts of the last four seasons with Almaz Cherepovets of the MHL, Russia's top junior league, where he accrued 40 points (eight goals, 32 assists) in 55 regular-season games. Ilyin was drafted by the Penguins in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Penguins Prospect Signs Extension To Remain In KHL
Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Mikhail Ilyin. (Dobber Prospects) Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas has spent more than a year working to build back up the team's prospect pool, there was some hope that one budding young player would be joining the organization next season. Advertisement Unfortunately, that won't be the case. Russian forward prospect Mikhail Ilyin - selected by the Penguins in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft - signed an extension to remain with the Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL next season. The Penguins made an offer to Ilyin, but he declined it. Ilyin, 20, has spent the majority of the past three seasons with Severstal, amassing seven goals and 30 points in 64 games last season. The 6-foot, 180-pound winger is known for his smarts and details, and his playmaking and passing skills are also strengths in his game. While his skating needs a little bit of work, his vision pretty much makes up for that deficiency. Advertisement Many expected Ilyin to being playing in North America next season, but given the success he's seen on the top line for Severstal in his third season with the team - playing with and against the highest competition in Russia, nonetheless - it's understandable why he may want to develop more with Severstal. Across parts of three seasons with the Cherepovets, Ilyin has registered 19 goals and 61 points in 150 games. Penguins Drop Two Slots In NHL Draft, Will Pick 11th Overall Penguins Drop Two Slots In NHL Draft, Will Pick 11th Overall In past draft lotteries, the Pittsburgh Penguins have seen their fair share of luck. Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
