Nikita Tarasevich

No.  12… NIKITA TARASEVICH ... 5’10”, 174 lbs. ... Born: Feb. 9, 2003, in Minsk, Belarus … Home Town: Minsk, Belarus. … 2022-23 … left winger Tarasevich had 16 goals and 29 assists for 45 points, all career highs, in 65 games … two goals, one assist Nov. 3 in 9-3 win vs. Niagara … 2021-22 … five goals and 13 assists for 18 points in 57 games with the Battalion and Sarnia Sting … three goals and 10 assists for 13 points in 37 games with the Troops … acquired Jan. 5 from the Sarnia in exchange for an 8th-round pick in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection … two goals and three assists for five points in 20 games with the Sting  … 2020-21 … one goal and four assists for five points in 11 games with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL … 2019-20 … Sarnia’s first of two 10th-round choices, 189th overall, in 2019 OHL Priority Selection from the Detroit Little Caesars U16 … 27 goals and 28 assists for 55 points in 49 games with Little Caesars and one assist in three games with Omaha … starting playing hockey in Belarus and moved to Moscow, Russia in 2012. He moved to the United States in 2016 to play four seasons with the Little Caesars organization in the Detroit area … father Sergei, who played professional soccer in Russia, works for a door company in Minsk … older sister Darya is a lawyer … Nikita’s favourite NHL player is Patrick Kane of the New York Rangers … favourite NHL team is the Chicago Blackhawks … turned 20 on Feb. 9.