IAROSLAV ASKAROV
International Goalie - Neva St. Petersburg, RUSSIA-2
Final Rank:1Midterm Rank:1
Position:GoalieCatches:Right
Height:6' 3"Weight:176
Born:June 16, 2002
Born in:Omsk, RUS
Drafted: 2020: NSH (1st Round / 11th Overall) 

• Spent majority of the 2019-20 season with Neva St. Petersburg in Russia’s second division where he went 12-3-3 with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage

• On Nov. 27, 2019, the 17-year-old became the second-youngest goalie in history at the time of his KHL debut when he made 23 saves in a 4-2 win for SKA St. Petersburg

• Backstopped Team Russia to gold-medal performances at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where he was named a tournament All-Star and the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

• Named Best Goaltender and a tournament All-Star at the 2019 Under-18 World Championship where he helped his country earn a silver medal

• Member of Team Russia’s silver medal-winning entry at the 2020 World Junior Championship


Scouting Report: Tall, athletic goaltender who likes to stay upright. High hockey IQ. Quick, involved, active and very mobile. Communicates loudly with his skaters.


Current Player Comparable: Pekka Rinne

STATISTICS

SEASONTEAMLEAGUEGPGAAMinSOSv%
2023-2024MILWAUKEEAHL442.39255660.911
2023-2024NASHVILLENHL21.468100.942
2022-2023MILWAUKEEAHL482.69285130.911
2022-2023NASHVILLENHL14.145700.885
2021-2022SKA NEVA ST. PETERSBURGRUSSIA-292.5753710.899
2021-2022SKA ST. PETERSBURGRUSSIA61.8129800.913
2021-2022RUS (2021 Karjala Tournament)ITLTOUR14.065900.852
2020-2021SKA ST. PETERSBURGRUSSIA91.2149510.951
2020-2021SKA NEVA ST. PETERSBURGRUSSIA-262.1236700.923
2020-2021RUSSIA (2021 WJC Championships)ITLTOUR62.5036000.913
2020-2021RUS U20 (2020 Karjala Tournament)ITLTOUR30.9818410.961
2020-2021SKA ST. PETERSBURG JR.RUSSIA-JR.20.5012010.979
2020-2021RUS (2021 Beijer Hockey Games)ITLTOUR14.006000.888
2019-2020SKA NEVA ST. PETERSBURGRUSSIA-2182.45105210.920
2019-2020RUSSIA (2020 WJC Championships)ITLTOUR52.7122100.876
2019-2020RUS U18 (2019 Ivan Hlinka Memorial)ITLTOUR41.2524010.959
2019-2020RUS U20 (2019 4 Nations Tournament in Helsinki)ITLTOUR300.938
2019-2020RUS U18 (2020 5 Nations Tournament in Chomutov)ITLTOUR32.2818400.907
2019-2020SKA ST. PETERSBURGRUSSIA12.006000.920
2018-2019SKA-VARYAGIRUSSIA-JR. 2312.37172440.921
2018-2019RUS (2019 IIHF U18 World Championship)ITLTOUR62.3136310.916
2018-2019RUSSIA (2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge)NATOUR51.4030020.094
2018-2019RUS (2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup)NATOUR42.2623910.913
2018-2019RUSSIA (2018 World Junior A Challenge)NATOUR41.2623810.954
2017-2018RUS U17 (5 Nations Tournament in Basel 2018)ITLTOUR22.001200