Ht/Wt: 6' 0"/178 lbs
Position: LW
Team: Saginaw (OHL)

Nikita Klepov's Player Profile

Steven Ellis - Daily Faceoff - November 19th: "Klepov is a skilled winger who consistently makes moves in open ice while always buzzing around. I loved him at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup with USA, and I’ve liked his puck play even more since moving to Saginaw. Don’t be surprised if Klepov’s dominance with the puck allows him to go much, much higher in the draft, even if other elements of his game are works in progress."

Sam Cosentino - Sportsnet - November 19th: "Played minor hockey in Russia and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, of all places. Klepov was spurned by the USNTDP, and instead won gold playing for the US at the 2025 Hlinka-Gretzky."

Smaht Schouting - November 9th: "He finds space in the scoring areas off the puck and is able to use his size and hands to get by defenders to find teammates as well. He’s not going to wow you with his skating ability, but he plays at a pace that is effective for him and doesn’t hinder his game when projecting to higher levels of hockey."

Scott Wheeler - The Athletic - Nov. 5th: "He sees the ice at a very high level as a passer and has legit power-play skill, blending little fakes and hesitations into his handles to throw defenders off his scent. He also skates well and creates a ton of entries and high-danger looks with his craft on the puck."

Nikita Klepov's Stats

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