About Nikita Pivtsakin

Nikita Pivtsakin (born July 23, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He originally made his professional debut in the KHL with Omsk in the 2008–09 season.

On June 9, 2018, Pivtsakin was returned to Avangard Omsk in a trade with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, where he split the previous 2017–18 season after an earlier trade with CSKA Moscow.