Dmitrij Jaškin

Dmitrij Jaškin (Дмитрий Яшкин; born on March 23, 1993 in Omsk, Russia) is a Czech-Russian professional ice hockey right/left winger who is currently playing with the Dynamo Moskva of the KHL. Jaškin was selected first overall in the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by Sibir Novosibirsk and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round, 41st overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

His father, Alexei Yashkin, was a professional defenceman for Khimik Voskresensk in the Soviet Championship League and later HC Vsetín in the Czech Extraliga.

Club career
Dmitrij and his older brother Mikhail started in the HC Vsetín youth system while their father played there, and they both transferred to the HC Slavia Praha in 2008. The family has lived in Prague, Czech Republic since 1993, when Dmitrij was eight months old.

Jaškin made his senior debut in the 2010-11 season playing with the HC Slavia Praha of the Tipsport Extraliga. He registered 10 points in 33 regular season games during the season as a 17 year old, ranking him second among junior-aged players in the league. In the play-offs, he scored another 3 points in 17 games.

In the next season, Jaškin played 30 regular season games and 7 relegation games with the HC Slavia Praha and he also played 10 games on loan with the HC Berounští Medvědi of the 1. Liga.

For the next season, Jaškin moved to the North America. He started the 2012-13 season with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL. After finishing the season with the Wildcats, Jaškin signed with the St. Louis Blues of the NHL and already played his first 2 games in the NHL this season. In this season, Jaškin was selected the CHL Player of the Week on January 27, 2013 and he was also a member of the QMJHL First All-Stars Team.

In the 2013-14 season, Jaškin played mostly for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, to be specific, 42 regular season games and 9 play-off games, but he also played 18 games for the Blues recording 2 points for 1 goal and 1 assist.

Since the 2014-15 season, Jaškin played mostly for the Blues. He played 54 games for the Blues in the regular season plus 6 games in the play-offs recording 19 points in total. He also appeared in 18 games for the Wolves scoring 15 points.

In the next season, Jaškin played 65 regular season games for the Blues scoring 13 points and he also added 2 points in the 6 play-off games. He also played 3 games for the Wolves.

The 2016-17 season was the first season in which Jaškin played only for the Blues. He played 51 games in the regular season and 2 games in the play-offs recording 12 points in total.

In the next season, Jaškin played 76 games and scored 17 points with the Blues. After the season, Jaškin signed with the Washington Capitals of the NHL.

In the 2018-19 season, Jaškin scored only 8 points in 37 games for the Capitals. After the season, Jaškin moved back to Europe.

Since 2019, Jaškin is playing for the Dynamo Moskva of the KHL. He is signed there until the end of the 2021-22 season. In the 2019-20 season, Jaškin played at the 2020 KHL All-Star Game, was named the KHL Forward of the Month in November 2019 and was selected to be the KHL Forward of the Week on October 28, 2019 and later on February 4, 2020.

International career
Jaškin would have played at the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, but suffered a knee injury in a Tipsport Extraliga game on November 21, 2010, which sidelined him for six weeks and caused him to miss the tournament.

He played for the Czech Republic at the 2011 World U18 Championship, 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championship s (where he was named one of the top 3 players on the Czech team), 2016 World Cup of Hockey and at the 2018 and 2019 World Championship s.