Daniil Vladimirovich Tarasov (; born June 20, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career Undrafted, on June 1, 2012, the Worcester Sharks signed Tarasov to a standard American Hockey League contract for the 2012–13 season to become the first ever Russian-born player to skate for the Worcester Sharks. During his rookie AHL campaign Tarasov scored 14 goals and 14 assists for 28 points in 43 AHL games played, and he also skated in 17 games with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL. On April 2, 2013, Tarasov was rewarded for his strong play when the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League signed Tarasov to a two-year contract.
As a restricted free agent with his NHL rights still owned by the Sharks, Tarasov opted to leave North America and sign a lucrative two-year contract to return home with Russian club, HC Dynamo Moscow of the KHL on July 17, 2015.
After his sixth season with Dynamo Moscow, Tarasov left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Ak Bars Kazan on 28 July 2021.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Dynamo Moscow-2 Rus.3 49 14 31 45 48 5 3 2 5 6 2009–10 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Indiana Ice USHL 57 37 38 75 46 5 2 4 6 6 2011–12 Indiana Ice USHL 60 47 41 88 86 6 5 5 10 8 2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 43 14 14 28 20 — — — — — 2012–13 San Francisco Bulls ECHL 17 3 11 14 5 — — — — — 2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 47 17 14 31 40 — — — — — 2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 54 16 17 33 27 4 0 3 3 2 2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Dynamo Moscow KHL 37 4 4 8 14 10 3 0 3 29 2016–17 Dynamo Moscow KHL 34 5 2 7 20 9 1 1 2 2 2017–18 Dynamo Moscow KHL 55 14 9 23 39 — — — — — 2018–19 Dynamo Moscow KHL 36 12 6 18 15 9 2 2 4 4 2019–20 Dynamo Moscow KHL 52 17 15 32 36 3 0 2 2 0 2020–21 Dynamo Moscow KHL 56 19 16 35 26 9 0 3 3 7 2021–22 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 41 6 7 13 8 5 0 1 1 0 2022–23 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 11 1 0 1 8 — — — — — 2022–23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 21 4 2 6 4 — — — — — NHL totals 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — KHL totals 343 82 61 143 170 45 6 9 15 42
Awards and honours Award Year USHL Most Goals (37) 2010–11 2010-11 USHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM - Junior Hockey News USHL Second All-Star Team 2010–11 USHL announces 2010-11 All-Star Teams - Hockey's Future USHL First All-Star Team 2011–12 Sharks Prospect Named to Second Team All-USHL - San Jose Sharks - News
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