• Rubtsov collected 12-14—26 during the 2015-16 regular-season to finish second in scoring on Russia’s Under-18 team – despite playing in 11 fewer games than the club’s leading point-getter – to help the team post the third-best record in Russia’s top junior league.

• Rubtsov has a knack for finding the scoresheet in big games, a trend that began at the 2014 World Under-17 Challenge in his first experience on the international stage. At that tournament, he assisted on the gold medal-winning goal in Russia’s 2-1 victory over the United States in the championship game.

• At the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial, Rubtsov notched two assists in the third period of the bronze medal game to help Russia overcome a multi-goal deficit to win 4-3 against Finland.

• In the championship game at the 2015 World Junior A Challenge, Rubtsov factored on Russia’s only goal in a 2-1 defeat to Canada West. In addition to earning a silver medal, Rubtsov was named to the tournament All-Star team after sharing third in scoring with 2-5—7 in four games.