Vadim Shipachyov

Vadim Alexandrovich Shipachyov (Вадим Александрович Шипачёв; born on March 12, 1987 in Cherepovets) is a Russian professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Dynamo Moskva of the KHL.

Club career
Shipachyov made his senior debut in the 2003-04 season playing 12 games with the Severstal Cherepovets-2 of the Pervenstvo VHL. He continued with the Severstal Cherepovets-2 in the 2004-05 season.

In the 2005-06 season, he made his Superliga debut playing 2 games with the Severstal Cherepovets. He also played 51 games with the Severstal Cherepovets-2 in this season.

In the 2006-07 season, he continued playing mainly with the Severstal Cherepovets-2 of the Pervenstvo VHL. He played there 26 games this season. He also played 1 game with the Severstal Cherepovets of the Superliga and 8 regular season games and 7 play-off games with the HK Belgorod of the Vysshaya Liga.

In the 2007-08 season, Shipachyov played 34 games with the HK Belgorod of the Vysshaya Liga, 8 regular season and 4 play-off with the Severstal Cherepovets of the Superliga and 4 games with the Severstal Cherepovets-2 of the Pervenstvo VHL.

In the 2008-09 season, he played mostly with the Severstal Cherepovets which started to play in the KHL, to be specific, 29 games. He also played 5 regular season games and 14 play-off games with the Severstal Cherepovets-2 of the Pervenstvo VHL.

He continued with the Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL until the end of the 2012-13 season. In the 2011-12 season, he was selected as the KHL Forward of the Month in September and November 2011 and also played at the 2012 KHL All-Star Game.

In 2013 - 2017, Shipachyov played with the SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL. In the 2014-15 season, he won the Gagarin Cup and played at the 2015 KHL All-Star Game. In the 2015-16 season, he played again at the 2016 KHL All-Star Game, he was also selected as the Forward of the Month in January 2016 and was selected the Forward of the Week during the Gagarin Cup quarterfinals. In the 2016-17 season, he won again the Gagarin Cup, was selected into the KHL First All-Star Team and was selected the KHL Forward of the Week on November 13, 2016 and on January 15, 2017.

On May 4, 2017, he signed with the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL, but played there only 3 games before moving back to the SKA St, Petersburg where he finished the season with 22 regular season games and 14 play-off games played.

Since 2018, Shipachyov is playing with the Dynamo Moskva of the KHL. He is now signed until the end of the 2020-21 season. In the 2018-19 season, he played at the 2019 KHL All-Star Game, was named the KHL Forward of the Month in December 2018 and the KHL Forward of the Week on December 3, 2018. In the 2019-20 season, he played at the 2020 KHL All-Star Game and was named the KHL Forward of the Month in October 2019 and the KHL Forward of the Week on December 30, 2019.

International career
Shipachyov played with the Russian National Team at the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 World Championship s. He won the gold medal at the 2014 tournament, silver medal in 2015 and bronze medal in 2016 and 2017. At the 2016 tournament, he was selected into the All-Star Team and was one of the top 3 players on the Russia squad. He also played with Russia at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. In 2018, he played with the Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Olympics winning the gold medal.