Aydar Suniev

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
192
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kazan, Russia
Prev School:
Penticton (BCHL)

Selected in the third round, 80th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25: Ranked second on the squad in scoring with 38 points on 20 goals and 18 assists over 35 games ... Was +12 ... Ranked second on the squad in power-play goals (5) and tied for first with four game winners ... Finished second on the team in power-play points with 15 (5g, 10a) ... Posted 19 points on nine goals and 10 assists in 21 Hockey East games with two power-play goals and one game winner ... Had nine mulit-point games and five multi-goal games on the season ... Netted two goals, including the overtime game winner against #5 Minnesota (3/27) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal ... Was named the game's No. 1 star ... Scored 18th goal of the season at #9/7 Boston University (3/15) in the Hockey East Quarterfinals and was named the game's No. 2 star ... Logged asissts in back-to-back games vs. #5/4 Maine (3/7-3/8) ... Netted opening goal at #16/15 UMass Lowell (3/1) while adding assist to earn the game's No. 2 star ... Logged an assist against #16/15 UMass Lowell (2/27) ... Scored two goals and had an assist for a three-point game at UNH (2/21) and was named the No. 1 star ... Scored 14th goal the season at Merrimack (1/17) ... Logged a goal and an assist at Northeastern (1/10) ... Posted a four-point game against Robert Morris (1/4) with two power-play goals and two assists ... Scored 10th goal of the season vs. #13/12 Boston University (12/11) ... Collected an asisst on the power play at #11 Boston University (12/7) ... Notched an assist on the power play (11/29) ... Contributed a goal an an assist vs. Harvard (11/22) ... Posted three points at #10/9 Providence (11/16) with two power-play goals and an assist and was named the game's No. 1 star ... Registered an assist on the power play at AIC (11/2) Had an asisst on the power play at UConn (10/26) ... Scored a game-tying extra attacker goal vs. UConn (10/25) and was named the game's No. 1 star ... Collected an assist at Sacred Heart (10/19) ... Had a goal and an assist, both coming on the power play, vs. Air Force (10/12) ... Scored an extra attacker goal vs. #15/16 Omaha (10/11) ... Posted first collegiate hat trick at Bentley (10/5), which included the game winner.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24: Played in 36 of 37 games … Tied for the team lead in goals with 12 and added 13 assists for 25 points … Had two power-play goals and two game winners with 11 points on the power play … Logged four multi-point efforts … Blocked 13 shots … Posted 14 points (7g, 7a), playing in all 24 Hockey East contests … Scored 12th goal of the season and assisted the game-tying and game-winning power-play goals vs. UMass Lowell (3/2) ... Recorded an assist on the power play at #16/17 New Hampshire (2/24) ... Notched a pair of goals at #1 Boston College (2/18) and was named the game's No. 3 star ... Scored ninth goal of the season vs. UConn (2/10) and earned the game's No. 3 star ... Picked up an assist at Merrimack (2/2) ... Collected three assists vs. Merrimack (1/12) ... Posted an assist vs. Clarkson (12/30) ... Scored seventh goal of the season vs. Alaska Anchorage (12/9) Set a freshman single-game scoring record with five points vs. Alaska Anchorage (12/8) on two goals and three assists ... Was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week (12/11) following six-point weekend vs. the Seawolves ... Registered an assist on the power play at #20 Harvard (11/24) ... Opened the scoring vs. Vermont (11/11) ... Netted third goal of the season vs. #9 Boston University (10/28) ... Scored first two career goals at #19/20 Minnesota State (10/20-10/21), the second coming on the power play for the game winner in game two … Picked up an assist on the power play in collegiate debut vs. #6 Michigan (10/13) for first career point.

BEFORE UMASS: Spent the past two seasons with the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) … Logged 123 points over 83 games on 59 goals and 64 assists and averaged 1.64 points per-game in regular season contests with Penticton … Earned First Team All-BCHL honors in 2022-23 … Led the BCHL in goals with 45 and was an all-rookie team honoree in 2022-23 … Saw action in 17 regular season games and 10 playoff contests in 2021-22, putting up a total of 24 points in the Vees' BCHL championship run … Was tabbed No. 40 among North American skaters in the final NHL Central Scouting rankings ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft.

PERSONAL: Born Aydar Suniev on November 16, 2004 in Kazan, Russia … Son of Albert and Guzel … Has four siblings: Askar, Arlan, Aysella, and Madina … Graduated from St. Andrews College (Aurora, Ontario) in 2022 … Enrolled in the school of management.