Ņikita Koļesņikovs (born October 30, 1992) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Dinaburga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL).
Playing career Koļesņikovs began his career in Latvian junior teams he played in Dinamo Riga system with HK Riga as well.
In 2012 he joined Banská Bystrica of Slovak Extraliga. In 2013 he continued his career with Odense Bulldogs of AL-Bank Ligaen in Denmark, where he plays currently.
In January 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for the Edinburgh Capitals. Then, in July 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for Kongsvinger Knights of Norway's GET-ligaen. However, he quickly moved on to Canadian side Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 spending just over a season in North America before returning to Edinburgh to re-join the Capitals in November 2017.
Since leaving Edinburgh for a second time, Kolesnikovs has briefly played in Poland, Australia, Latvia, the United States and Ukraine.
International Koļesņikovs represented Latvia at junior level in 2012 world championships.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 HS Riga 17 Latvia U18 21 2 8 10 41 — — — — — 2008–09 SK Riga 18 Latvia 22 2 7 9 51 — — — — — 2008–09 SK Riga 18 Latvia U20 20 4 6 10 32 — — — — — 2009–10 SK Riga/Profs 18 Latvia 24 2 0 2 14 — — — — — 2010–11 HK Riga MHL 38 1 3 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 2011–12 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 13 1 9 10 12 — — — — — 2011–12 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 37 3 14 17 45 10 0 0 0 14 2012–13 HC Banska Bystrica Slovak 6 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2012–13 Stjernen Hockey Norway 24 3 10 13 41 4 0 1 1 6 2013–14 HC Fassa Falcons Italy 6 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 30 3 3 6 18 5 0 1 1 0 2014–15 Kallinge-Ronneby IF Hockeyettan 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Vasterviks IK Hockeyettan 12 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 2015–16 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák MOL Liga 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 19 3 11 14 18 — — — — — 2016–17 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 36 2 9 11 31 12 0 0 0 22 2017–18 Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Edinburgh Capitals EIHL 22 4 5 9 55 — — — — — 2017–18 Cracovia Krakow Poland 3 0 1 1 4 12 2 1 3 20 2017–18 Melbourne Mustangs AIHL 20 4 16 20 43 1 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs SPHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 HK Mogo Latvia 17 4 7 11 24 — — — — — 2019–20 Donbass Donetsk Ukraine 17 5 7 12 8 4 0 0 0 2 2020–21 Donbass Donetsk Ukraine 26 0 10 10 2 9 0 2 2 2 2021–22 HK Zemgale/LBTU Latvia 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 HK Dinaburga Latvia 9 0 2 2 12 — — — — — AIHL totals 20 4 16 20 43 1 0 0 0 0 Denmark totals 30 3 3 6 18 5 0 1 1 0 EIHL totals 41 7 16 23 73 — — — — — Hockeyettan totals 16 2 4 6 8 — — — — — LNAH totals 44 3 9 12 35 12 0 0 0 22 Latvia totals 74 8 16 24 101 — — — — — Norway totals 24 3 10 13 41 4 0 1 1 6 Poland totals 3 0 1 1 4 12 2 1 3 20 Ukraine totals 43 5 17 22 10 13 0 2 2 4
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