Player's Profile
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- Name: Andrei Loktionov
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 187 lbs
- Birthdate: 1990-05-30
- Eligible for Draft: 2008
- Drafted: 2008
- Hometown: Moscow, Russia
- Acquired: 5th round (123rd overall), 2008
- Playing In: CHL
Andrei Loktionov
Prospect Grade: 6.5 D (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2006-07: Joined HC Lokomotiv Yaroslavl’s system. In Yaroslavl Loktionov played mainly with the farm team, doing well given his twenty-eight points during the season. In that year he also started playing regularly with Russia-90 national team, constantly in the first lines.
2007-8: Skated in the Ivan Hlinka Tournament and was the team leader in both scoring and plus/minus. Later on he made his debut in the Super League (Russia 1), with one assist in five contests. In April 2008, he starred at the WJC under-18 in Kazan where he centered other highly-touted prospects Nikita Filatov and Kirill Petrov, playing a solid tournament with eight points in six games.
Talent Analysis
Loktionov is a solid two-way player who can fulfill various roles on the team ranging from a defensive expert on shorthanded units to a playmaker on a power-play unit. He sees the ice well and effectively uses his linemates, creating a number of scoring chances. A couple of more significant improvement areas for Loktionov include his faceoff skills and his scoring ability. Specifically in regards to his scoring ability, while always a danger in the offensive zone, Loktionov prefers to pass rather than shoot and in a shot-filled North American style of hockey a more multi-dimensional game would make him more dangerous and hard to contain.
Future
Loktionov was assigned to the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL after a training camp where he showed a need for further development. He crossed to North America with Vyacheslav Voinov after being drafted in 2008 and will spend some time in major juniors and the minor leagues before he can be expected to have a legitimate chance at a roster position with the Kings.
Stats
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Year
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Team
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League
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GP
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G
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A
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Pts
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PIM
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2007-08
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Yaroslav
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RSL
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5
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0
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1
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1
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0
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Profile Last Updated: March, 12th 2009
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