Vadim Virjassov
  Vadim Virjassov 
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| Date of birth | November 26, 1986 |
| place of birth | Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR |
| size | 184 cm |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| position | striker |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 2001-2002 | HC Česká Lípa |
| 2002-2004 | HK Prizma Riga |
| 2004-2005 | HK Riga 2000 |
| 2005-2006 | HC Panter HK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| 2006-2007 |
Gasovik University HK Ryazan |
| 2007-2008 |
Progress Glasow Metallurg Serow |
| 2008-2009 | ValKi |
| 2009-2010 |
HC Kuusankoski Kotkan Titaanite |
| 2010 | Canberra Knights |
| 2012-2013 | Mustangs IHC |
| 2013-2014 | Tallinn Viiking Sports |
| since 2015 | Mustangs IHC |
Vadim Virjassov ( Russian Вадим Николаевич Вирясов Vadim Nikolajewitsch Wirjassow ; born November 26, 1986 in Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR ) is a Russian-born Estonian ice hockey player with Australian citizenship, who has been part of the Mustangs Ice Hockey League again since 2015 in the Australian Hockey League .
Career
Virjassov was active as a teenager for HC Česká Lípa, for which he was on the ice in the second-highest U-18 league in the Czech Republic. In 2002 he returned to the Baltic States and played at HK Prizma Riga in the Latvian ice hockey league . In 2004 he moved to local rivals HK Riga 2000 , with whom he became Latvian national champion in 2005 . Despite this success, he left the Latvian capital and moved to HC Panter in the II-divisioona , the fourth highest Finnish league. After only half a year there, he moved back to Latvia, where he won the runner-up title with HK Liepājas Metalurgs in 2006 , but was mainly active in the Belarusian extra league. He then moved to Russia in the local third division , where he stormed for Gasowik-Uniwer , Metallurg Serow , HK Ryazan and Progress Glasow . 2008/09 Virjassov was then again active in the II-divisioona, where he was able to achieve 24 scorer points in 20 games for ValKi. In the following year he tried a class higher in the Suomi-sarja , but where he did not get beyond isolated missions for HC Kuusankoski and Kotkan Titaanit . For the summer season 2010 he moved to the southern hemisphere to the Canberra Knights in the Australian Ice Hockey League . In 2012 and 2013 he played for the Mustangs IHC from Melbourne in the same division. He then returned to his home country and played for Tallinn Viiking Sport in the Meistriliiga , which he won with the club in 2014. Since 2015 he's back down under for the Mustangs on the ice. In 2018 he was nominated for the AIHL All-Star-Game.
International
For Estonia , Virjassov took part in the 2006 U20 World Cup in Division II in the junior division and rose with his team to Division I thanks to the tournament victory in Belgrade .
In the senior division, Virjassov was on the ice at the 2013 World Cup in Division I and had to accept relegation to Division II with his team after five defeats in five games. He himself had given hope that the Balts would stay up in the opening game when he scored the goal of the 4-4 equalizer against the Netherlands (final score: 4-5). At the 2014 World Cup , he and his team were immediately promoted to Division I.
At the 2019 World Cup , he made his debut for the Australian national team in Division IIA.
Achievements and Awards
- 2005 Latvian champion with HK Riga 2000
- 2006 Promotion to Division I at the U20 World Cup, Division II, Group B
- 2014 Estonian champion with Tallinn Viiking Sports
- 2014 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Championship Division II, Group A.
- 2018 AIHL All-Star-Game
Web links
- Vadim Virjassov at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Вирясов Вадим Николаевич at r-hockey.ru
Individual evidence
- ↑ Match report on iihf.com, accessed on January 10, 2013.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Virjassov, Vadim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian-Australian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR |