Aliaksei Protas
| Aliaksei Protas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Protas playing for the Washington Capitals in December 2021 | |||
| Born |
6 January 2001 Vitebsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Washington Capitals Dinamo Minsk | ||
| National team | Belarus | ||
| NHL draft |
91st overall, 2019 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Aliaksei Uladzimiravich Protas (Belarusian: Аляксей Уладзіміравіч Протас, Russian: Алексей Владимирович Протас; born 6 January 2001) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Protas previously played two seasons of major junior for the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and was selected 91st overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2019 NHL entry draft. He made his professional debut in 2020 with Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Internationally Protas has played for the Belarusian national junior team at two World Junior Championships.