Ivan Provorov
Jersey Number: 9
Player information for Ivan Provorov
Position
Defense
Height
6'1" (185cm)
Born
January 13, 1997
Number
9
Shoots
Left
Weight
224 lbs (102kg)
Birthplace
Yaroslavl, RUS
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Has totaled 12-53-65 with 51 penalty minutes in 164 career games played over two seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2023-25.
- Tallied his best season with Columbus in 2024-25 after posting 7-26-33 with a +11 plus/minus rating, ranking second on the team in time on ice (23:21) and third in blocked shots (127) while ranking second among club blueliners in assists and points.
- Ranked second on the Blue Jackets in blocked shots (155) and time on ice (22:10) and third in assists while setting a career high in assists in his first season with the team in 2023-24 after tallying 5-27-32 in 82 contests.
- Has registered 77-205-282 with 247 penalty minutes in 696 career games over nine NHL seasons the Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers from 2016-25.
- Has skated in all 82 eight times in his career, playing in 696 of first 699 possible career games.
- Earned four Barry Ashbee Trophies, given annually to the Flyers’ best defenseman as voted by the media (2016-17, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23) and served as an alternate captain in his final three seasons with Philadelphia from 2020-23.
- Finished eighth in the NHL in TOI/GP, finishing with 7-19-26 on 25:00 TOI/GP in 79 games with the Flyers in 2020-21.
- Led all NHL defensemen in power play goals in 2019-20 (7), marking just the eighth occasion, and the seventh different Flyers blueliner, to record seven or more PPG in a campaign.
- Ranked sixth in the NHL in TOI in 2018-19 (25:07) and eighth in 2019-20 (24:51).
- Set career highs with 17-24-41 and a +17 plus/minus rating in 82 games in 2017-18, tying Dougie Hamilton (CGY) and Victor Hedman (TBL) for the league lead for goals by a defenseman.
- Ranked fourth among NHL rookie blueliners in assists and points with 6-24-30 in 82 contests with the Flyers in 2016-17
- Has represented Russia at several international tournaments, including the 2017 (bronze medal) and 2021 IIHF World Championships as well as 2015 and 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships (silver medals at both)
- Played junior hockey for the Western Hockey League’s Brandon Wheat Kings from 2014-16, racking up 36-98-134 in 122 contests and WHL First All-Star Team accolades in both campaigns.
- Named the Canadian Hockey League’s Defenseman of the Year and WHL’s top defenseman (Bill Huter Trophy) in 2015-16 after helping the Wheat Kings capture the league championship.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | -11 | 20 | 107 |
| 2024-2025 | 82 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 100 |
| 2025-2026 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
| Totals | 191 | 16 | 58 | 74 | 5 | 61 | 262 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Philadelphia in the first-round, seventh overall, at the 2015 NHL Draft.
- Acquired by Columbus as part of a three-team trade involving Philadelphia and Los Angeles in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a conditional second-round pick in either the 2024 or 2025 NHL Draft on June 6, 2023.