• The highly-skilled right wing led all Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rookies in goals, assists and points with 38-55—93 in 63 regular-season games for the Gatineau Olympiques in 2015-16. He added 7-6—13 in 10 postseason contests.

• His breakout 2015-16 rookie season saw him named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team while earning QMJHL Rookie of the Year and QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

• Abramov collected 8-6—14 in 20 games while playing in his hometown for Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk of Russia’s Junior Hockey League in 2014-15.

• Internationally, Abramov was a part of Russia’s gold-medal entry at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (2-4—6 in 3 GP). He also won a gold medal with Russia at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, where he shared the team lead in points with 3-6—9 (6 GP).

• Lists Russian legends Pavel Bure and Sergei Fedorov as his childhood hockey idols.

GETTING TO KNOW VITALY...

My go-to karaoke choice is: Grigory Leps
The celebrity that always makes me laugh is: Robert Downey Jr., Pavel Volya
I do a gream impression of: Marvel Superheroes
The app I spend way too much time on is: VK
At an all-you-can-eat buffet I go straight for the: Borscht, pelmeni
The coolest person I've ever met is: Bobby Orr, Sergei Fedorov
The athlete I admire most is: Roger Federer
If I could be one person for a day it would be: Yuri Gagarin
One thing people don't usually know about me is: I graduated from a very prestigious Russian school
I am inspired by: History
I am afraid of: Cockroaches
I dream of: Olympic gold medals and the Stanley Cup