Sokolov was placed on waivers Saturday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Tucson.
Sokolov generated 21 goals and 46 points in 71 regular-season contests for AHL Belleville in 2023-24. The 24-year-old forward has one goal and one assist in 13 career NHL appearances. Still, he could see NHL action during the 2024-25 campaign with Utah, assuming he goes unclaimed.
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Hockey Club's Egor Sokolov: Signs one-year contract
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Sokolov signed a one-year, two-way contract with Utah HC on Tuesday.
Sokolov notched 21 goals and 46 points in 71 regular-season games for AHL Belleville in 2023-24. He has one goal and one helper in 13 career NHL appearances. Sokolov will probably begin the 2024-25 campaign in the minors. He was acquired by Utah HC from Ottawa last Wednesday in exchange for Jan Jenik.
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Hockey Club's Egor Sokolov: Traded Wednesday
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Sokolov was acquired by Utah HC from the Senators on Wednesday in exchange for Jan Jenik.
Sokolov spent the full 2023-24 campaign with AHL Belleville. He supplied 21 goals and 46 points across 71 regular-season contests with the minor-league club. Although the change of scenery will present Sokolov with a fresh opportunity, he's not expected to make Utah's Opening Night roster.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Returns to AHL
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Sokolov was sent down to AHL Belleville on Saturday.
Sokolov was brought up earlier in the day to play in the preseason finale. The 23-year-old forward returns to Belleville as expected, and he'll likely play most of the upcoming campaign in the minors.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Recalled by Ottawa
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Sokolov was recalled from AHL Belleville on Saturday, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.
The Senators also recalled Dillon Heatherington, Jacob Larsson, Nikolas Matinpalo, Tarun Fizer and Zack Ostapchuk. Ottawa will send all six down after Saturday's game versus Montreal, as a lot of regulars will not play in their final preseason game.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Lands on waivers
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Ottawa put Sokolov on waivers Monday.
Sokolov racked up 21 goals and 59 points in 70 games with AHL Belleville last season but has just 13 games of NHL experience. The 23-year-old will likely fill a similar organizational depth role this year, assuming he clears waivers.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Inks two-way deal
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Sokolov signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators on Tuesday.
Sokolov was an unsigned restricted free agent, but he was able to get a deal done before the start of camp. The 23-year-old winger is likely to begin the season with AHL Belleville. He produced two points, five shots on goal and five hits over five NHL games last season, and he added 21 goals and 38 assists over 70 contests with Belleville.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Recalled from minors
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Sokolov was promoted from AHL Belleville on Tuesday.
Sokolov has yet to make his NHL debut this season, instead racking up 19 goals and 36 assists in 67 games with AHL Belleville. Given his offensive upside, the Senators could opt to give him a look at the NHL level for the final five games of the year. In his eight appearances for the team last season, Sokolov notched eight shots, 13 hits and four PIM but is still looking for his first NHL point.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Sent down Tuesday
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Sokolov was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Tuesday.
Sokolov played in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Islanders, earning two hits, a blocked shot and a minus-1 rating in 9:40 of ice time. The 21-year-old could get a longer look with the big club if they don't get some injured forwards back in time for Monday's game versus the Devils.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Recalled from AHL
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Sokolov was recalled from AHL Belleville to the active roster Thursday.
Sokolov has averaged 11:08 of ice time -- 1:29 during the power play -- and been held without a point over four NHL appearances this season. The 22-year-old has logged 21 points over 27 AHL Belleville performances in 2021-22.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Dropped to minors
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Sokolov was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Tuesday.
Sokolov posted a minus-2 rating while averaging 11:08 of ice time in four games with the Senators. The team had three games postponed this week so the 21-year-old and several other skaters were sent back to the minors.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Recalled from AHL Belleville
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Sokolov was called up from the minors Monday.
Sokolov is poised to make his NHL debut versus Boston on Tuesday as a result of the absences of Dylan Gambrell (COVID-19 protocols) and Connor Brown (COVID-19 protocols). In the minors, the 21-year-old Sokolov has been performing well with two goals and four assists in nine contests.
Sokolov signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators on Friday.
The Senators selected Sokolov with the 61st overall pick in this year's draft. The 20-year-old Russian spent the 2019-20 campaign with the Cape Breton Eagles of the QMJHL, racking up 46 goals and 46 assists in just 52 games. He could make the jump to the AHL for the 2020-21 campaign, but he's likely still at least a year or two away from making an impact at the NHL level.
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Senators' Egor Sokolov: Ottawa takes gamble on over-ager
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Sokolov was drafted 61st overall by the Senators at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft on Wednesday.
A distinct lack of speed led to Sokolov being passed over in both the 2018 and 2019 entry drafts. That said, it's difficult to argue against a player who just posted 46 goals and 92 points in 52 games for QMJHL Cape Breton. Sokolov is very big (6-foot-4, 240 pounds) and has excellent hands. He's not going to create many plays off the rush, but he's borderline dominant in down low. There's a bunch of risk here given Sokolov's age and heavy feet, but he clearly has multiple NHL-caliber traits. Just approach with caution -- he needs to show up as a regular on NHL ice before any fantasy investment is made here. Even then, he could be confined to bottom-six time.
