Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov is a Russian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the Kontinental Hockey League.
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37 Facts About Nikita Filatov
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Nikita Filatov has represented Russia in international hockey at two World U18 Championships, winning gold and silver medals, and three World Junior Championships, where he has won two bronze medals.
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Nikita Filatov was named to the Tournament All-Star Team at the 2008 World U18 Championships and the 2009 World Junior Championships.
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Nikita Filatov played minor and junior hockey in the CSKA Red Army hockey system from the age of 13.
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Nikita Filatov spent the majority of the season playing at the junior level in Russia.
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Nikita Filatov's signing with Columbus created some controversy within the Kontinental Hockey League as League President Alexander Medvedev claimed that the Blue Jackets owed CSKA Moscow compensation of at least $1.
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The Blue Jackets and Nikita Filatov believed that giving his club 30 days notice was sufficient to terminate the contract.
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Nikita Filatov's contract was one of six reviewed by the International Ice Hockey Federation in an attempt to mediate the disputes between the KHL and NHL.
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Nikita Filatov did not make the team after attending training camp with the Blue Jackets, instead making his North American professional debut for the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
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On October 15,2008 Nikita Filatov was called up to the NHL, playing in his first game and scoring his first goal with the Blue Jackets on October 17 against the Nashville Predators.
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Nikita Filatov played eight games with the Blue Jackets, finishing the season with four goals.
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Nikita Filatov became the first Blue Jackets rookie to record a hat-trick in the January 10,2009, game against the Minnesota Wild.
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Nikita Filatov was unhappy with his playing time and role on the team under Hitchcock and requested to be transferred back to his Russian club team.
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Shortly after his return to Russia, Nikita Filatov set a KHL record by scoring the game-winning goal in three consecutive games.
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Nikita Filatov started the season with the Blue Jackets at the NHL level and recorded seven assists in 23 games.
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In December 2010, Nikita Filatov was demoted to the AHL and spent the remainder of the season with the Springfield Falcons—Columbus's new AHL affiliate.
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Nikita Filatov left his family vacationing in the Dominican Republic and joined the Senators for their development camp at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.
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Nikita Filatov made the Senators out of training camp, but was a healthy scratch several times, splitting his time with Ottawa and the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.
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Senators general manager Bryan Murray suggested it was better for his development as Murray felt that Nikita Filatov needed to work on becoming stronger and compete harder to make it in the NHL.
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MacLean had hoped that Nikita Filatov would have stayed and worked on his game in Binghamton, but Murray explained that it was more lucrative for Nikita Filatov to play in the KHL than at Binghamton, and did not block the transfer.
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Nikita Filatov's contract was ready to expire in June 2012, and the Senators planned to make a qualifying contract offer to Filatov to retain his NHL rights.
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However, in May 2012, Nikita Filatov chose to stay in the KHL and agreed to a one-year contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
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Nikita Filatov later said that financial considerations were the main factor in his decision to no longer play in North America.
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Salavat Yulaev qualified for the 2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs, where Nikita Filatov had three goals and three assists in 13 games played.
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Nikita Filatov had one assist in four postseason games, as Torpedo lost in the first round to Gagarin Cup winners SKA Saint Petersburg.
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Nikita Filatov has played extensively for Russia's national teams in under-18 and under-20 tournaments.
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Russia won a gold medal in that tournament, and as an underaged player, Nikita Filatov contributed four goals and five assists in seven games.
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Nikita Filatov played at the 2008 U18 Championship held in his native Russia.
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Nikita Filatov captained the team to a silver medal, scoring three goals and adding six assists.
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Nikita Filatov scored two goals in the bronze medal game, and was named Russia's best player of the game by the IIHF.
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AHL's Syracuse Crunch released Nikita Filatov to participate in the 2009 World Junior Championship held in Ottawa.
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Nikita Filatov's strengths included his skating and vision, as well as the inclination to play at high intensity.
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Nikita Filatov speaks fluent English due in large part to his mother—an English teacher who used to give him lessons at home.
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