Kirill Gotovets

Kirill Gotovets (born June 25, 1991) is a Belarusian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).

He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning 183rd overall in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing Career
Kirill participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Belarus National men's ice hockey team. He played for four years at Cornell University between 2010 and 2014.

On April 2, 2013, his NHL rights were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Philippe Paradis. He was also a first round selection in the 2009 KHL Junior Draft.

On July 21, 2014, Kirill signed a one-year AHL contract with Blackhawks affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. On June 12, 2015, he was signed to another one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs for the 2015-16 season.

Kirill (who spent much of the 2014-15 season playing for the ECHL's Indy Fuel) was called up to Rockford towards the end of the regular season and saw further action in eight Calder Cup Playoff matches, netting the game-winning goal in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

International Play
Kirill was named to the Belarus men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.