Kirill Kaprizov's career highlights before joining Wild
January 14, 2021 at 2:47AM
• Drafted in the fifth round, 135th overall, in 2015 by the Wild with a pick the team acquired in a draft-floor trade with Boston.
• Led the Kontinental Hockey League in goal scoring in each of the past two seasons and became the youngest player in league history to score 100 goals.
• Helped Russia claim gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics by scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against Germany.
• Captained the 2017 Russian World Juniors squad that won bronze and tallied nine goals and three assists in seven games.
• Started playing hockey at age 4 and went on to play for his hometown team Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL.
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