• Nikolaev collected 10-15—25 in 41 regular-season contests and 5-3—8 in six playoff games to help Loko Yaroslavl of Russia’s junior league claim the Kharlamov Cup as MHL champions.

• Internationally, Nikolaev served as an alternate captain for Team Russia at the 2019 Under-18 World Championship where he recorded 2-2—4 in seven games to help his country earn silver and ranked tied for third in points at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge (1-5—6 in 6 GP) to again help Russia claim silver. Additionally, Nikolaev skated for Russia at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup where his seven points (1-6—7) tied for fourth in tournament scoring

• Models his style of play after Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron.

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2023-2024	CALGARY	AHL	29	3	3	6	8
2023-2024	RAPID CITY	ECHL	6	2	6	8	14
2022-2023	RAPID CITY	ECHL	40	13	20	33	31
2021-2022	TRI-CITY	USHL	58	23	49	72	83
2020-2021	VORONEZH	RUSSIA-2	37	7	6	13	32
2020-2021	YAROSLAVL JR.	RUSSIA-JR.	21	8	10	18	18
2019-2020	YAROSLAVL JR.	RUSSIA-JR.	53	17	15	32	22
2019-2020	RUS U20 (2019 4 Nations Tournament in Helsinki)	ITLTOUR	3	0	1	1	0
2018-2019	YAROSLAVL JR.	RUSSIA-JR.	41	10	15	25	26
2018-2019	RUS (2019 IIHF U18 World Championship)	ITLTOUR	7	2	2	4	4
2018-2019	RUSSIA (2018 World Junior A Challenge)	NATOUR	6	1	5	6	6
2018-2019	RUS (2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	NATOUR	5	1	6	7	6
2018-2019	RUS U18 (5 Nations Tournament in Sochi 2019)	ITLTOUR	4	0	1	1	0
2018-2019	LOKO-YUNIOR YAROSLAV	RUSSIA-JR. 2	3	1	1	2	2
2018-2019	RUS U18 (Three games vs. CZE in Pribram 2018)	ITLTOUR	3	1	0	1	25
2017-2018	LOKO-YUNIOR YAROSLAV	RUSSIA-JR. 2	20	6	7	13	14
2017-2018	YAROSLAVL U17	RUSSIA-JR. U17	20	11	8	19	38
2017-2018	RUSSIA (2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge)	NATOUR	5	2	1	3	0
2017-2018	RUS U17 (5 Nations Tournament in Basel 2018)	ITLTOUR	4	0	1	1	6
2017-2018	YAROSLAVL JR.	RUSSIA-JR.	3	0	1	1	0
2017-2018	RUS U17 (4 Nations Tournament in Veliky Novgorod 2017)	ITLTOUR	3	1	2	3	2