St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the Blues have signed forward Nikita Soshnikov (nih-kee-tuh, SOHSH-nih-kauf) to a one-year, one-way contract.
Soshnikov, 24, was originally acquired by the Blues via trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 15, 2018. The 5’11, 185-pound forward went on to appear in 12 regular season games with the Blues in 2017-18, posting two points (one goal, one assist) and four penalty minutes. Overall, the Nizhny Tagil, Russia, native has dressed in 82 career National Hockey League (NHL) regular season games between Toronto and St. Louis, accumulating 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) and 26 penalty minutes. In international play, Soshnikov has represented Russia on several occasions, including the 2018 IIHF World Championship, where he tallied three assists in four tournament games.
