Aleksei Andreyevich Kolosov (, ; born 4 January 2002) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the first Belarusian net-minder to ever play in the NHL, having made his debut on 27 October 2024.

Playing career Kolosov started the 2020–21 season with Dinamo-Molodechno of the Belarusian Extraliga. However, as travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic led to the main goaltenders for Dinamo Minsk being unavailable, Kolosov made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut. He had also agreed to terms with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, a major junior league in Canada and the United States, who had selected him 22nd overall in the 2020 CHL Import Draft. Kolosov played 9 games for Dinamo during the season, and was later named to the Belarusian national team for the 2021 World Championship.

In the lead up to the 2021 NHL entry draft, the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Bureau ranked Kolosov the second-highest European-based goaltender. He was selected in the third round, 78th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers signed Kolosov to a three-year, entry-level contract on 8 July 2023. It was later announced that Kolosov would continue his development with Dinamo Minsk on loan from the Flyers for the 2023–24 season.

On 27 October 2024, Kolosov became the first Belarusian-born goalie to play in the NHL, stopping 20 of 24 shots in a 4–3 home loss to the Montreal Canadiens. On 23 November 2024, he became the first Belarusian-born goalie to win an NHL game, stopping 19 of 21 shots in a 3–2 home win against the Chicago Blackhawks.

International Kolosov made his international debut at the 2019 World U18 Championships, where he played four games for the Belarusian under-18 team, winning one. He next played at the 2020 World Junior Championship Division IA level, appearing in three games and finishing with two wins and one loss.

Kolosov made his senior debut with the Belarus national team at the 2021 World Championship, appearing in four games and recording two losses. He also played at the 2022 World Junior Championship Division IA, and won all five games he played in, helping Belarus earn promotion to the top level for 2023.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2017–18 BFSO Dinamo BLR-2 14 — — — — — — 1.85 — 5 — — — — — 4.54 — 2018–19 Belarus U17 BLR-2 11 10 0 0 — — 1 1.97 — 4 2 2 — — 0 2.53 — 2018–19 Belarus U18 BLR-2 18 7 6 1 — — 1 3.09 .892 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Belarus U18 BLR-2 21 — — — — — — 2.28 .910 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Belarus U20 BLR-2 14 — — — — — — 2.10 .930 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Dinamo Zubry Minsk BLR-2 — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — 4.07 — 2020–21 Dinamo Minsk KHL 9 3 5 1 513 23 1 2.69 .911 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Dinamo-Molodechno BLR 12 — — — — — — 2.23 .910 2 — — — — — 3.10 .890 2021–22 Dinamo Minsk KHL 22 11 9 1 1261 61 1 2.90 .906 3 0 2 150 10 0 4.01 .880 2022–23 Dinamo Minsk KHL 42 13 21 5 2379 101 0 2.55 .912 3 1 2 175 9 0 3.08 .917 2023–24 Dinamo Minsk KHL 47 22 21 3 2609 104 4 2.39 .907 6 2 4 381 14 0 2.21 .925 2023–24 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 2 1 1 0 119 6 0 3.03 .885 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 12 5 6 1 713 37 0 3.11 .884 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 5 9 1 902 54 0 3.59 .867 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 38 15 21 2 2232 111 2 2.98 .895 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 2 0 120 8 0 4.00 .830 — — — — — — — — KHL totals 120 49 56 10 6,762 289 6 2.56 .909 12 3 8 705 33 0 2.81 .913 NHL totals 21 5 11 1 1022 62 0 3.64 .863 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2019 Belarus U18 4 1 0 0 136 12 0 5.30 .898 2020 Belarus WJC-IA 3 2 1 0 161 4 0 1.49 .930 2021 Belarus WC 4 0 2 0 216 15 0 4.17 .886 2022 Belarus WJC-IA 5 5 0 0 300 8 0 1.60 .932 Junior totals 12 9 1 0 597 24 0 2.41 .903 Senior totals 4 0 2 0 216 15 0 4.17 .886

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