
Ilya Samsonov
Russian ice hockey player (born 1997)

Russian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Ilya Alexeyevich Samsonov (, Russian: Илья Алексеевич Самсонов; born 22 February 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL, as well as Metallurg Magnitogorsk and HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Growing up in Magnitogorsk, Russia, Samsonov made his KHL debut playing in relief with Metallurg Magnitogorsk during the 2014–15 KHL season. After a successful junior season with Metallurg's Junior club, Stalnye Lisy, Samsonov was ranked as the top European goaltender in the 2015 NHL entry draft. He was eventually drafted 22nd overall by the Washington Capitals, despite missing the scouting combine in Buffalo and conducting no interviews with the team. Following the 2015 draft, Samsonov returned to the...
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