Alexey Marchenko

Summary

Alexey Igorevich Marchenko (Russian: Алексей Игоревич Марченко; born 2 January 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Marchenko was drafted 205th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Alexey Marchenko
Marchenko with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2015
Born (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Moscow, Russia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Ak Bars Kazan
CSKA Moscow
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 205th overall, 2011
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career edit

As a youth, Marchenko played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Moscow.[1]

Junior edit

During the 2009–10 season, Marchenko appeared in 43 games for CSKA's junior club, Red Army of the MHL, and recorded 11 goals and 12 assists as well as going scoreless in two playoff games for the club. He also appeared in 10 KHL games for CSKA Moscow and failed to register a point.[citation needed]

During the 2010–11 season, Marchenko recorded 38 points in 36 games for Red Army, along with three goals and eight assists in 15 playoff games, to help his club capture the Kharlamov Cup. He also appeared in 23 KHL games for CSKA, where he recorded two assists.[citation needed]

During the 2011–12 season, Marchenko skated in six games for CSKA Moscow in the KHL and was impressive in the MHL playoffs after missing most of the season, due to a knee injury. He was scoreless in his brief KHL stint. He skated in five regular season games for Red Army in the MHL, recording two goals and four assists. Marchenko was the leading scorer amongst defensemen for Red Army in the playoffs, finishing with four goals and 14 assists. The defending Kharlamov Cup champions, Red Army was defeated by Omskie Yastrebi in the MHL finals.[citation needed]

Professional edit

During the 2012–13 season, Marchenko played 44 games for CSKA Moscow in his first full KHL season. He recorded four goals and five assists. CSKA finished first in the Tarasov Division and swept Lev Praha before falling to Dynamo Moscow in the Western Conference semifinals. Marchenko saw limited ice time in seven playoff games; finishing with no points nor penalty minutes.[2]

On 30 May 2013, Marchenko signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[3]

During the 2013–14 season, Marchenko was assigned to the Red Wings's AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. In his rookie season, Marchenko recorded three goals and 15 assists in 49 games. On 4 January 2014, Marchenko made his NHL debut in a game against the Dallas Stars.[4] On 23 February 2014, in a game against the Milwaukee Admirals, Marchenko went feet-first into the boards, and suffered a severe high ankle sprain.[5] An MRI revealed a fractured bone and a day later he had surgery in Grand Rapids where doctors inserted stabilizing screws into his ankle. As a result, he missed the remainder of the season.[6]

On 28 February 2015, Marchenko scored his first career NHL goal against Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators.[7]

On 1 July 2016, Marchenko signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings.[8] In the following 2016–17 season, Marchenko appeared in 30 games registering 6 assists, before he was placed on waivers by the Red Wings on 3 February 2017. The following day, he was claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, marking a reunion with former head coach Mike Babcock. In a game against his former team Marchenko scored his first goal of the 2016–17 NHL season on 7 March 2017.[9]

In the off-season, Marchenko was placed on waivers and released from the final year of his contract with the Maple Leafs on 14 August 2017.[10] With the intention to return to Russia and resume playing for CSKA Moscow, Marchenko promptly agreed to a three-year contract with his original club on 16 August 2017.[11]

At the conclusion of his three-year contract with CSKA, helping claim the Gagarin Cup in 2019, Marchenko left the club as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on 6 May 2020.[12]

International play edit

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing
  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
  2018 Pyeongchang
Representing   Russia
World Championships
  2016 Russia
World Junior A Challenge
  2009 Summerside

Marchenko made his international debut for Russia at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded one goal in five games. He later represented Russia at the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded three assists in five games.

Marchenko represented Russia at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, where he recorded one goal and two assists in ten games, and won a bronze medal. Marchenko again represented Russia at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.[13] He was a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[14]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 46 7 22 29 77 14 2 3 5 33
2009–10 Krasnaya Armiya MHL 43 11 23 34 59 2 0 0 0 4
2009–10 CSKA Moscow KHL 10 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Krasnaya Armiya MHL 36 5 33 38 28 15 3 8 11 31
2010–11 CSKA Moscow KHL 23 0 2 2 4
2011–12 Krasnaya Armiya MHL 5 2 4 6 10 19 4 14 18 18
2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 6 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 1 4
2012–13 CSKA Moscow KHL 44 4 5 9 6 7 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 49 3 15 18 14
2013–14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 51 3 17 20 26 11 0 4 4 2
2014–15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 4 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 2 9 11 10 3 0 0 0 10
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30 0 6 6 12
2016–17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 1 1 2 0
2017–18 CSKA Moscow KHL 42 2 12 14 12 21 0 3 3 10
2018–19 CSKA Moscow KHL 59 2 17 19 18 20 2 5 7 0
2019–20 CSKA Moscow KHL 60 6 15 21 26 4 0 1 1 0
2020–21 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 58 7 17 24 18 11 1 2 3 2
2021–22 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 45 4 21 25 28 4 1 1 2 2
2022–23 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 22 0 5 5 4 12 0 3 3 8
2023–24 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 20 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 388 25 96 121 122 86 4 16 20 26
NHL totals 121 4 17 21 26 6 0 0 0 10

International edit

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Russia U17 5th 5 1 0 1 4
2009 Russia U17 7th 5 0 3 3 10
2009 Russia IH18   4 1 2 3 2
2016 Russia WC   10 1 2 3 6
2016 Russia WCH 4th 4 0 0 0 0
2018 OAR OG   1 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 14 2 5 7 16
Senior totals 15 1 2 3 8

Awards and honors edit

Award Year
MHL
All-Star Game 2010
Best Defenseman 2011
AHL
All-Star Game 2014
KHL
All-Star Game 2019
Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 2019 [15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Alexei Marchenko player profile". hockeysfuture.com. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ^ Beam, Todd (30 May 2013). "Red Wings sign Alexei Marchenko". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ^ Kujawa, Kyle (4 January 2014). "Detroit calls up Marchenko from Griffins". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ Wallner, Peter (26 February 2014). "Griffins all-star and top Detroit defensive prospect Alexey Marchenko lost for the season". MLive.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ^ Roose, Bill (8 July 2014). "Marchenko wanted to be part of camp". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  7. ^ Roose, Bill (28 February 2015). "Red Wings end trip with comeback win". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  8. ^ Kujawa, Kyle (1 July 2016). "Helm, Marchenko agree to terms". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Maple Leafs claim Alexey Marchenko; waive Frank Corrado". PensionPlanPuppets.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Maple Leafs' Marchenko returning to KHL". The Star. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Alexey Marchenko returns to CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Alexey Marchenko joins Lokomotiv" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ^ Basu, Arpon (27 May 2016). "Team Russia releases World Cup roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  14. ^ "ALEXEI MARCHENKO". olympic.org. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. ^ "CSKA lifts the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

External links edit

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database