University of Connecticut Athletics
2019-20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Vladislav Firstov
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Yaroslavl, Russia
- Prev School:
- Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
Hockey East Post Season Awards:
Hockey East All-Rookie Team - 2020
2020-21 (Sophomore Season): Played in 13 games as a sophomore...Missed time while playing with Team Russia at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships, joining teammate Yan Kuznetsov...The duo made history as the first Russian born NCAA players to make the final roster for the Russian national team at the prestigious tournament...Finished his season with 12 points coming on three goals and nine assists...Was a +3 for the season...Matched his carer-high with a four point night on two goals and two assists in his return to UConn in a home win over New Hampshire (Jan. 15)...Scored a goal with an assist in a win at Merrimack (Jan. 29)...Had a point in eight of his 13 games played.
2019-20 (Freshman Season): Played in all 34 games during his rookie season…Finished third on the team in scoring and led all UConn freshmen with 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists…Earned a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie team…Was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month for January after nine points over eight games, scoring five goals and passing out five assists with two game-winners and was a +11…Won three Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week awards during the season…Finished tied for 7th among Hockey East rookies in scoring…His 11 goals was tied for fourth among freshman goal scorers in the league…His 11 goals was second on the team…He was tied for 22nd nationally among rookies in scoring…Finished the year as a +14, second on the team, tied for fifth in Hockey East among rookies and 14th nationally among freshmen…Tied for the team lead with three game-winners…Was paired with sophomores Ruslan and Jonny Evans for 12 games and produced 28 points (12g/16a), second highest point total for a line combo on the team…Had six multi-point games on the year…Had two goals to lead UConn to a 3-2 overtime win at No. 12 Northeastern (Jan. 18)…Had a season-best four-point night with a goal and three assists in a 7-4 win at New Hampshire (Jan. 31)…Followed that game with a goal and assist to sweep UNH, 7-4, at home (Feb. 1)…Scored twice and added an assist in a 6-4 home win over Miami (Nov. 29)…Scored the game-winner in the 3rd period to beat Maine, 3-2 (Jan. 15).
In the NHL Draft: Drafted in the 2nd round (42nd overall) by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Before UConn: Comes to UConn after one season in the USHL playing for the Waterloo Black Hawks and was teammates with classmate Matej Blümel…He was named to 2019 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (12/18/18)…In his one season in the USHL, he finished third on Waterloo in scoring, putting up 58 points on 26 goals and 32 assists in 62 games, ranked second among the league's first-year players…Prior to coming to the USHL, he played 24 games for Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U17, scoring 25 points on 10 goals and 15 assists…He also had a 21 game stint with Loko-Yunior Yaroslavl in the NMHL, scoring four goals with five assists…In 2016-17, he had 50 points on 23 goals and 27 asssists with Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16.
Personal: Born June 19, 2001…Vladislav Firstov is the son of Alexei Firstov and Svetlana Firstova…Has a sister Anna Yevgenia…Is undecided on a major.
