VLADISLAV KOLYACHONOK
North American Skater - Flint, OHL
Final Rank:31Midterm Rank:22
Position:DefensemanShoots:Left
Height:6' 1"Weight:189
Born:May 26, 2001
Born in:Minsk, BLR
Drafted: 2019: FLA (2nd Round / 52nd Overall) 

• In his first season in North America, Kolyachonok was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2018-19 after ranking second among first-year defensemen with 4-26—30 in 54 games for the Flint Firebirds.

• A native of Minsk, Belarus, Kolyachonok has represented his country in the last two Under-18 World Championships including serving as captain in 2019 while producing at a point-per-game clip (1-4—5 in 5 GP). In both Under-18 appearances (2018 and 2019), Kolyachonok was named one of the top three players on his team.

• Entering 2019, at least one Belarus native has been selected in each of the previous four NHL Drafts (2015-2018). Since 1990, only three Belarus-born players have been selected in the first round of the NHL Draft: Ruslan Salei (No. 9 in 1996), Konstantin Koltsov (No. 18 in 1999) and Andrei Kostitsyn (No. 10 in 2003).

• Models his style of play after Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov.

STATISTICS

SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAPPIM
2023-2024TUCSONAHL36831114
2023-2024ARIZONANHL51342
2022-2023TUCSONAHL713182152
2022-2023ARIZONANHL20000
2021-2022TUCSONAHL332121410
2021-2022ARIZONANHL321236
2021-2022BLR (2022 Olympic Qualification in Bratislava)ITLTOUR30002
2020-2021MINSKRUSSIA4615618
2020-2021SYRACUSEAHL100220
2019-2020FLINTOHL5312213322
2019-2020BLR U20 (2020 IIHF U20 World Championship Div 1-A)ITLTOUR20110
2018-2019FLINTOHL534252944
2018-2019BLR (2019 IIHF U18 World Championship)ITLTOUR51456
2018-2019LONDONOHL10110
2017-2018BELARUS U18BELARUS-2435152024
2017-2018BLR (2018 IIHF U18 World Championship)ITLTOUR51124
2017-2018BLR U18 (4-nations tournament in Fussen 2017)ITLTOUR31120
2017-2018BLR U18 (2018 Vlado Dzurilla Tournament)ITLTOUR31012
2017-2018BELARUS U17BELARUS-220110