Nikita Filatov

Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov (Никита Васильевич Филатов; born May 25, 1990) is a Russian former professional <a href="/facts/Ice_hockey/jY0ERSmw">ice hockey</a> <a href="/facts/Winger_(ice_hockey)/fFK8Updk">left winger</a> who played in the <a href="/facts/Kontinental_Hockey_League/M6ISKdHV">Kontinental Hockey League</a> (KHL). Prior to 2012, Filatov played in North America for the <a href="/facts/Ottawa_Senators/CT5Dh9uT">Ottawa Senators</a> and <a href="/facts/Columbus_Blue_Jackets/SedVneGp">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> of the <a href="/facts/National_Hockey_League/sLo4QAS8">National Hockey League</a> (NHL).
At the <a href="/facts/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft/Pp4YVv6D">2008 NHL Entry Draft</a>, Filatov was selected sixth overall by the Blue Jackets. Filatov was the top-ranked European skater by the <a href="/facts/NHL_Central_Scouting_Bureau/aBgAxhPo">NHL Central Scouting Bureau</a>. Filatov played two seasons with the Blue Jackets organization. During the <a href="/facts/2009%25E2%2580%259310_NHL_season/wMWqKHuC">2009–10 season</a>, Filatov was unhappy with his situation in Columbus and was loaned to <a href="/facts/HC_CSKA_Moscow/PKKV4DmJ">CSKA Moscow</a> for the remainder of the season. At the <a href="/facts/2011_NHL_Entry_Draft/A8fLHaXR">2011 NHL Entry Draft</a>, the Blue Jackets then traded him to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round draft pick. In December 2011, the Senators loaned Filatov to CSKA Moscow for the balance of the <a href="/facts/2011%25E2%2580%259312_KHL_season/ToXKBrkX">2011–12 season</a>. The following season, Filatov signed with Salavat Yulaev. The Senators chose not to tender Filatov a qualifying offer, making him a free agent.
Filatov has represented Russia in international hockey at two <a href="/facts/IIHF_World_U18_Championship/g0WjAc95">World U18 Championships</a>, winning gold and silver medals, and three <a href="/facts/IIHF_World_U20_Championship/3Js8vfcu">World Junior Championships</a>, where he has won two bronze medals. He was named to the Tournament All-Star Team at the <a href="/facts/2008_IIHF_World_U18_Championships/8DL5TRdy">2008 World U18 Championships</a> and the <a href="/facts/2009_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships/tDHxTIwQ">2009 World Junior Championships</a>.

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