Vladislav Namestnikov

Vladislav Namestnikov (born November 22, 1992 in Voskresensk, Russia ) is a Russian ice hockey player who plays for the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected 27th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

His father, Evgeny, was a player for the Vancouver Canucks and played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod; his mother is Vyacheslav Kozlov's sister. His uncle is, also, a hockey player, Ivan Novoseltsev. The family emigrated to the United States in 1993 when Vladislav was 8 months old, initially arriving in Salt Lake City. When he was 8, he returned to Voskresensk to hone his skills eventually playing in the Kontinental Hockey League with Khimik Voskresensk at age 16. He was picked by the London Knights 20th in the 2010 Ontario Hockey League entry draft.

Namestnikov was picked 11th overall in the Kontinental Hockey League draft by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod but has said "I'm not going back there to play."

Notable awards and honours

 * 2009 World Junior A Challenge
 * 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
 * 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships