Vladislav Anatolevich Kolyachonok (Belarusian: Уладзіслаў Анатолевіч Калячонак; born 26 May 2001) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Utah NHL team of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Florida Panthers, 52nd overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He previously played for Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League, and made his NHL debut in 2022.
Playing career
Junior
Kolyachonok played as a youth in his native Belarus, with Team Belarus at the under-17 and under-18 level in the second tier Vysshaya Liga as an affiliate to top Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] His development was noticed in North America, as he was drafted 102nd overall by the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the 2018 CHL Import Draft.[2]
In his first major junior season in North America, Kolyachonok appeared in one game with the Knights to start the 2018–19 season, before he was claimed off waivers by the Flint Firebirds on 2 October 2018.[3] Showing potential on the blueline with the Firebirds, Kolyachonok collected 4 goals and 29 points through 53 regular season games and was named to the OHL's All-Rookie Team.[4] Finishing second in scoring from the blueline in his final junior season, Kolyachonok posted 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points.[1]
Professional
Kolyachonok was selected by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 52nd overall of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers on 13 September 2019.[5] With the pandemic delayed the beginning of the 2020–21 season, Kolyachonok opted to remain in Belarus and was loaned by the Panthers to continue his development with HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.[1] In making his professional debut, he contributed with one goal and six points through 46 regular season games before he was reassigned by the Panthers to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, registering two assists through ten games.[6]
On 26 July 2021, Kolyachonok was traded by the Panthers, along with Anton Strålman and a second-round draft pick in 2024 to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a seventh-round selection in 2023.[6] In the following 2021–22 season, Koylachonok was initially reassigned by the Coyotes to their AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. Placing third in scoring from the blueline for the Roadrunners through the early stages of the season, Kolyachonok received his first recall to the NHL on 11 January 2022.[7] The following day on 12 January, he made his NHL debut for the rebuilding Coyotes, in an upset 2–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[8] He scored his first NHL goal against Jacob Markström in a 4–2 loss to the Calgary Flames.[9] He finished the season with 32 games with Arizona.[10] Kolyachonok began the 2022–23 season with Tucson.[11] He was recalled by Arizona on 1 March 2023 and played two games before being returned to Tucson.[12]
Kolyachonok was assigned to Tucson to start the 2023–24 season.[13] On 16 November, Arizona recalled Kolyachonok from Tucson after Juuso Välimäki was injured.[14]
International play
Kolyachonok has played internationally at the junior and senior level for the Belarusian national team.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Team Belarus U18 | BLR-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Team Belarus U18 | BLR-2 | 43 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | London Knights | OHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 53 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Flint Firebirds | OHL | 53 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 33 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 71 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 36 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 46 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Belarus | U18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Belarus | U18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2020 | Belarus | WJC-D1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| First All-Rookie Team | 2019 | |
References
- ^ a b c d "Достигнута договоренность о подписании контракта с Владиславом Колячонком" [Agreement reached in signing defenseman Kolyachonok] (in Belarusian). HC Dinamo Minsk. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Meet the OHL's 2018 CHL Import Draft Picks". Canadian Hockey League. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Firebirds claim Belarus native Vladislav Kolyachonok off waivers". Flint Firebirds. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Kolyachonok Invited to NHL Draft Scouting Combine". Flint Firebirds. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Florida Panthers agree to terms with Vladislav Kolyachonok". Florida Panthers. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019 – via NHL.com.
- ^ a b "Coyotes acquire Stralman, Kolyachonok and draft pick". Arizona Coyotes. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Coyotes recall Soderstrom, Kolyachonok and Prosvetov". Arizona Coyotes. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Dzingel, Vejmelka lift Coyotes past Maple Leafs". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Gaudreau notches three points, Flames hand struggling Coyotes 4-2 loss". Vernon Matters. The Canadian Press. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok Recalled by Arizona Coyotes". Tucson Roadrunners. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Arizona Coyotes claim former Flames D Juuso Valimaki off waivers". Arizona Sports. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Coyotes Assign Keleman, Kesselring and Kolyachonok to Tucson". Tucson Roadrunners. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ Mastey, Remy (2 October 2023). "Coyotes Assign Josh Doan to AHL". The Hockey News. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Coyotes' Vladislav Kolyachonok: Summoned by Arizona". CBS Sports. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database