Nikita Mikhailis
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Mikhailis with Barys in 2015.
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| Born |
June 18, 1995 Karagandy, Kazakhstan |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team | Barys Astana | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Nikita Yurevich Mikhailis (Russian: Никита Юрьевич Михайлис; born June 18, 1995) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Mikhailis began playing professionally at the age of 16 with the Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. He played one season with Nomad, during which time he was selected 121st overall by the Barys in the 2012 KHL Junior Draft. In 2012, he began playing major junior hockey with the Barys' junior league affiliate Snezhnye Barsy of the Junior Hockey League (MHL) for three seasons. In 2014–15, he began playing for Barys and register 4 points in the regular season.
Mikhailis developed with the Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, joined the senior team at age of 16. After recording 25 points over 50 games in 2011–12 with Nomad, Barys decided to receive rights to him selecting 121st overall in the fourth round of the 2012 KHL Junior Draft. In 2012, he joined its affiliate Snezhnye Barsy in the Junior Hockey League (MHL). In his inaugural season in MHL, he recorded 37 points in 60 games, the second highest record in the team. Mikhailis stayed with Snezhnye Barsy another season and recorded a junior career-high 45 points in 56 games. During 2014 pre-season, Mikhailis named the first candidate to be a limit player in coming season at Barys. On September 6, 2014, he made his KHL debut in the match against the Amur Khabarovsk. On September 8, 2014, Mikhailis suffered a broken collarbone in a game against the Admiral Vladivostok. He recorded his first point, an assist, on December 30 against the Traktor Chelyabinsk. Later, he scored his first KHL goal, a game winner against Jakub Kovar in a 4–1 win against the Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on January 10. He completed the season with 2 goals and 2 points over 23 games. He also played 4 games for Snezhnye Barsy in MHL.
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