Vasily Demchenko
Russian ice hockey player (born 1994)
Ice hockey player
| Vasily Demchenko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1994-03-16) March 16, 1994 (age 30) Chelyabinsk, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams | Admiral Vladivostok Traktor Chelyabinsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk Laval Rocket Avangard Omsk | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Vasili Demchenko (born March 16, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with Admiral Vladivostok in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Demchenko originally played as a youth within local club, Traktor Chelyabinsk. Undrafted, he made his professional debut in the Kontinental Hockey League, appearing in 1 game during the 2013–14 season.
Assuming starting goaltender duties from the 2015–16 season, Demchenko made 198 appearances with Traktor Chelyabinsk before transferring during the 2019–20 season to Metallurg Magnitogorsk on December 3, 2019.[1] He made 14 further appearances with Magnitogorsk, collecting just 2 wins.
As a free agent on 21 April 2020, Demchenko was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[2] In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Demchenko was re-assigned to join the Canadiens American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Laval Rocket. With his season interrupted through injury, Demchenko appeared in just 4 games with the Rocket, posting 3 wins.
On 19 May 2021, Demchenko as an impending restricted free agent opted to leave the Montreal Canadiens and return to Russia in signing a one-year contract with newly crowned KHL Champions, Avangard Omsk.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2010–11 | Belye Medvedi | MHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 2.12 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Belye Medvedi | MHL | 53 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 2844 | 158 | 0 | 3.33 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Belye Medvedi | MHL | 53 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3014 | 112 | 7 | 2.23 | .924 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 275 | 14 | 0 | 3.05 | .901 | ||
| 2013–14 | Belye Medvedi | MHL | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1658 | 37 | 5 | 1.34 | .947 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 895 | 29 | 2 | 1.94 | .922 | ||
| 2013–14 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | VHL | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 539 | 23 | 0 | 2.56 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chelmet Chelyabinsk | VHL | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 665 | 24 | 1 | 2.16 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 978 | 41 | 0 | 2.51 | .912 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 2.39 | .891 | ||
| 2014–15 | Belye Medvedi | MHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .931 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 335 | 16 | 0 | 2.86 | .910 | ||
| 2015–16 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 48 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2797 | 108 | 3 | 2.32 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 35 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1922 | 69 | 4 | 2.15 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 | .941 | ||
| 2017–18 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1418 | 58 | 2 | 2.45 | .931 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 278 | 11 | 0 | 2.37 | .943 | ||
| 2018–19 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 46 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2507 | 92 | 5 | 2.20 | .932 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.05 | .889 | ||
| 2019–20 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 22 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1203 | 56 | 0 | 2.79 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 554 | 25 | 0 | 2.71 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 475 | 15 | 1 | 1.89 | .928 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 | .958 | ||
| 2022–23 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 55 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 3182 | 106 | 3 | 2.00 | .928 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 882 | 29 | 0 | 1.97 | .933 | ||
| 2023–24 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 568 | 31 | 1 | 3.28 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1225 | 54 | 1 | 2.65 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 309 | 126 | 122 | 33 | 16,858 | 657 | 20 | 2.34 | .923 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 1,520 | 56 | 0 | 2.21 | .929 | ||||
References
- ^ "Vasily Demchenko will continue his career at Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to terms with Goaltender Vasili Demchenko". Montreal Canadiens. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Demchenko signs with Avangard". KHL.ru (in Russian). May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Vasily Demchenko profile and statistics at KHL.ru
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