Kirill Kaprizov

97 Kirill Kaprizov Kirill Kaprizov (Number 97) is a rookie left-wing forward player for the Minnesota Wild. He was born on April 26, 1997 in Novokuznetsk, Russia.

Kuznetskie Medvedi
Kaprizov played junior hockey for the Kuznetskie Medvedi in the Minor/Junior Hockey League (MHL) in the 2013-14 season before being selected to play for the Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Kontinential Hockey League (KHL) in 2014.

Metallurg Novokuznetsk
In the 2014-15 season, Kaprizov joined the Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Kontinential Hockey League (KHL). He was then traded to the Salavat Yuleav Ufa in 2016.

Salavat Yuleav Ufa
In the 2016-17 season, Kaprizov joined the Salavat Yuleav Ufa before being moved again to the CSKA Moscow.

CSKA Moscow
Kaprizov joined the CSKA Moscow in the 2017-18 season, he played for them until the 2020-21 season when he joined the Minnesota Wild.

Minnesota Wild
Kaprizov moved to North America and made his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild on January 14, 2021 against the Los Angeles Kings. He made 3 points in assists and scored an overtime goal setting a record on debut and becoming the third NHL player in history to score an overtime goal on debut. Kaprizov scored his first NHL hat-trick on March 12, 2021 against the Arizona Coyotes.

On April 21, 2021, against the Arizona Coyotes, Kaprizov had beat Marián Gáborík's record in highest scoring rookie in Minnesota Wild history.