Yegor Denisovich Zamula (Russian: Егор Денисович Замула; born 30 March 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Early life
Zamula began playing ice hockey at the age of two, and says that his favorite player as a child was Victor Hedman.[1]
Playing career
Amateur
The Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Zamula 60th overall in the CHL Import Draft. After 38 games with the Pats, Zamula was placed on waivers, where he was claimed by the Calgary Hitmen.[2]
Professional
Zamula made his NHL debut on 27 April 2021, playing on a defensive line with Travis Sanheim in a game against the New Jersey Devils.[3] He became the fifth Flyer to debut during the 2020–21 NHL season, following Maksim Sushko, Tanner Laczynski, Wade Allison, and Jackson Cates.[4]
International play
Zamula represented Russia at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he averaged 22:23 of ice time per game, the most of any player for Russia, Canada, the US, Sweden, or Finland. He scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 7 games with Russia, who eventually lost the gold medal match to Canada.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Regina Pats | WHL | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 61 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 28 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 44 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 92 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Russia | U18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Russia | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
References
- ^ Appleyard, Alexander (30 January 2020). "Flyers Q&As: Checking in with Bobby Brink, Cam York and Yegor Zamula as they keep their eyes on the big club". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Wheeler, Scott (29 December 2019). "From the fringes to the forefront: The rise of Flyers prospect Yegor Zamula". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Hall, Jordan (26 April 2021). "Exciting Flyers prospect goes from undrafted to NHL debut". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Carchidi, Sam (26 April 2021). "Tanner Laczynski will miss the rest of the Flyers' season; Egor Zamula to make his NHL debut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Appleyard, Alexander (8 January 2020). "World juniors in review: Analyzing how Yegor Zamula and the Flyers prospects fared on the global stage". The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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