Career
Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round, 128th overall, at the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Loktionov has also previously played in the National Hockey League (National Hockey League) within the Kings organization, the New Jersey Devils organization and the Carolina Hurricanes. A product of the The Human Context Khimik hockey school in Voskresensk, Loktionov then skated for Spartak Moscow"s system before signing with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He was drafted 123rd overall in the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings.
During the 2010-2011 season, Loktionov scored his first career National Hockey League goal on October 19, 2010, against Justin Peters of the Carolina Hurricanes.
On February 6, 2013, Loktionov was acquired by the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in the 2013 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He was then assigned to the Devils" American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany Devils.
On March 5, 2014, Loktionov was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, along with a 2017 conditional third-round draft pick, in exchange for winger Tuomo Ruutu. At the end of the season, the Hurricanes opted not to provide Loktionov with a qualifying offer and as a result, he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014.
Without a club midway into the 2014-2015 season, Loktionov signed for the remainder of the season to return to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL on November 28, 2014.
