Vasily Demchenko

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
Avangard Omsk
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Vasili Demchenko (born March 16, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

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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

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Regular season Playoffs
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

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  1. ^ "Vasily Demchenko will continue his career at Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Canadiens agree to terms with Goaltender Vasili Demchenko". Montreal Canadiens. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Demchenko signs with Avangard". KHL.ru (in Russian). May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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