Fantasy Summary

Zaitsev has become one of the better WHL defensemen in a short period, and that may translate to future play in the professional leagues.


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June 2018 – Zaitsev will not be signed by the Capitals after being drafted in 2016 and will re-enter the 2018 NHL Draft. Pat Quinn

January 2018 – The Capitals may have drafted another two-way steady defenseman, this time out of the seventh round. Currently playing on the loaded Moose Jaw Warriors Zaitsev has been one of their best defensemen. The Warriors recently added Kyle Clague at the deadline knocking Zaitsev off of any real power play opportunities, as he already was playing behind Jett Woo (2018 top prospect) for those prime minutes. Zaitsev does have 22 points in 41 games so there is offense there, he just may be better suited in a two-way shut down role. Pat Quinn

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 3.0
NHL Certainty 1.5
Country RUS
Position D
Roster Type Free Agent
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth January 18, 1998
Height 6‘1”
Weight 185 lbs
Drafted 2016 Round 7; Overall: 207

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2014-2015 Metallurg Magnitogorsk U17Russia U17 Finals6 0 55 0|        
  Metallurg Magnitogorsk U17Russia U1733 6 1925 48|        
  Stalnye Lisy MagnitogorskMHL11 1 01 8|Playoffs5 0 00
  Russia U17 (all)International-Jr3 0 11 2|        
 2015-2016 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton KnightsNAHL53 7 1522 74|        
  Russia U18WJC-185 0 11 2|        
 2016-2017 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL70 2 1820 55|Playoffs7 0 00
  Russian Selects U20Jr Super Series1 0 00 0|        
 2017-2018 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL61 6 2228 28|Playoffs14 0 00
 2018-2019 Metallurg MagnitogorskKHL16 0 00 0|Playoffs3 1 01
  Metallurg MagnitogorskSpengler Cup3 0 00 0|        
  Zauralie KurganVHL2 0 00 0|        
  Stalnye Lisy MagnitogorskMHL17 2 68 10|Playoffs3 0 11
 2019-2020 Zauralie KurganVHL20 0 11 12|        
 2020-2021 Sokol KrasnoyarskVHL30 0 22 16|        
  Krasnoyarskie RysiRussia33 1 12 2|Playoffs8 1 23
 2021-2022 Sokol KrasnoyarskVHL13 0 22 6|        
  AKM Tula Region VHL9 1 01 6|        
 2022-2023 Rubin TyumenVHL33 3 25 10|Playoffs14 0 00
 2023-2024 Molot PermVHL46 1 1112 30|Playoffs6 0 22
 2024-2025 Molot PermVHL28 2 24 6|        

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