• Kaliyev (51-51—102 in 67 GP) ranked fourth in the Ontario Hockey League in goals and tied for sixth in points as the Hamilton Bulldogs’ offensive leader. He became the first player in Bulldogs team history to score 50 goals in a single campaign and the first to do so with the Bulldogs/Bulls franchise since Tyler Donati in 2006-07 (54-75—129 in 66 GP).

• He notched 31 goals during his OHL rookie campaign in 2017-18 to become the first 16-year-old in the league to hit the 30-goal mark since Alex Galchenyuk did so with the Sarnia Sting in 2010-11. Kaliyev added 3-8—11 in 21 postseason contests to help the Bulldogs capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions in 2018.

• Although he was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Kaliyev moved to New York at a very young age where he grew up playing hockey. He represented Team USA at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup where he ranked second on the team with 3-3—6 in 5 GP.

• Models his style of play after former NHL forward Rick Nash.