Alexei Kolosov
Alexei Andreyevich Kolosov (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Колосов, Belarusian: Аляксей Андрэевіч Коласаў; born 4 January 2002) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Internationally he has played for the Belarusian national team at the 2021 World Championship. One of the top ranked goaltenders for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Kolosov was selected 78th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers.
| Alexei Kolosov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
4 January 2002 Minsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| KHL team | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| National team |
 Belarus | ||
| NHL Draft |
78th overall, 2021 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Playing career
Kolosov started the 2020–21 season with Dinamo-Molodechno of the Belarusian Extraliga. However as travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic led made the main goaltenders for Dinamo Minsk unavailable, Kolosov made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut.[1] He had also agreed to terms with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, a major junior league in Canada and the United States, who had selected him 22nd overall in the 2020 CHL Import Draft.[2] Kolosov played 9 games for Dinamo during the season, and was later named to the Belarusian national team for the 2021 World Championship.[3]
In the leadup to the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Bureau ranked Kolosov the second-highest European-based goaltender.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2017–18 | BFSO Dinamo | BLR-2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.85 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.54 | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Belarus U17 | BLR-2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1.97 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 2.53 | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Belarus U18 | BLR-2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.09 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Belarus U18 | BLR-2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.28 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Belarus U20 | BLR-2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.10 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Zubry Minsk | BLR-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.07 | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 513 | 23 | 1 | 2.69 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dinamo-Molodechno | BLR | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.23 | .910 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.10 | .890 | ||
| KHL totals | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 513 | 23 | 1 | 2.69 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Rogalevich, Aleksei (2 November 2020). "Алексей Колосов — новая вратарская надежда сборной Беларуси?" [Aleksey Kolosov — a new goalkeeper's hope for the Belarusian national team?] (in Russian). Pressball.by. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- "Alexei Kolosov commits to Otters". Ontariohockeyleague.com. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- Potts, Andy (20 May 2021). "Belarus is back". IIHF.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- "2021 Draft Prospect Rankings — European Goalies". NHL.com. 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database