Kirill Olegovich Kaprizov (Russian: Кирилл Олегович Капризов; born 26 April 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Before joining the Wild, Kaprizov played for Metallurg Novokuznetsk, Salavat Yulaev Ufa and CSKA Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kaprizov won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 2021, becoming the first Wild player to win the award. He is also known to fans by the nickname “Dolla Dolla Bill” and "Kirill the Thrill".
Kaprizov grew up in a small village about 60 miles (96.56 kilometers) outside Novokuznetsk, Russia. He began playing hockey at age four, traveling daily between his village and downtown Novokuzentsk for practice, before eventually[when?] moving to the city to further his hockey career. Kaprizov played in the Metallurg Novokuznetsk hockey school from a young age,[when?] progressing to the Kuznetskie Medvedi junior team before beginning his professional career with the senior team in 2014.
Kaprizov made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut playing with his hometown club, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, during the 2014–15 KHL season, after being drafted first overall in the 2014 KHL Junior Draft. On 21 August 2015, Kaprizov was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain with Metallurg Novokuznetsk.

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