Arseni Gritsyuk Explained

Arseni Gritsyuk
Birth Date:15 March 2001
Birth Place:Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:174
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
League:KHL
Team:SKA Saint Petersburg
Former Teams:Avangard Omsk
Ntl Team:RUS
Draft:129th overall
Draft Year:2019
Draft Team:New Jersey Devils
Career Start:2020

Arseni Sergeyevich Gritsyuk (Russian: Арсений Сергеевич Грицюк; born 15 March 2001) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the New Jersey Devils 129th overall, in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Gritsyuk was drafted in the fifth round, 129th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1] [2] He made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut for Avangard Omsk during the 2020–21 season where he recorded one goal and one assist in 12 games and won the Gagarin Cup.[3] On 30 April 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Avangard Omsk.[4]

Following the 2021–22 season, in which he recorded 16 goals and 28 points in 39 KHL games, Gritsyuk was named KHL rookie of the year.

Having concluded his contract with Omsk, Gritsyuk remained un-signed from the Devils while his KHL rights were acquired by perennial contender SKA Saint Petersburg on 27 May 2023. He was signed soon after to a two-year contract extension to remain with SKA through 2025.[5]

International play

Gritsyuk represented Russia at under-18 tournaments twice, at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, scoring three points in five games and winning the bronze medal,[6] [7] and the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded three goals and two assists in seven games and won a silver medal.[8]

His lone under-20 tournament appearance came at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, again with Russia, where he recorded one goal and three assists in six games.[9]

He made his senior international tournament debut representing the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2022 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2018–19Omskie YastrebyMHL30129212083250
2019–20HC IzhstalVHL21230
2019–20Omskie YastrebyMHL592835632842020
2020–21Metallurg NovokuznetskVHL82462
2020–21Omskie YastrebyMHL64592
2020–21Avangard OmskKHL12112430000
2021–22Avangard OmskKHL3916122881364104
2022–23Avangard OmskKHL6615254026113142
2023–24SKA Saint PetersburgKHL501919388104262
KHL totals16751571084637137208

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018RussiaHG1852130
2019RussiaU1873254
2021RussiaWJC4th61340
2022ROCOG61230
Junior totals 1866124
Senior totals 61230

Awards and honours

AwardYear
KHL
Gagarin Cup (Avangard Omsk)2021[11]
Rookie of the Year2022[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scouting Devils' 2019 draft class: Arseny Gritsyuk 'has elements' in his game to establish space and bury chances . . 27 June 2020 . 3 February 2022.
  2. Web site: 2019 NHL Draft: Devils Picked Arseni Gritsyuk at 129th Overall in the Fifth Round . allaboutthejersey.com . Brian . Franken . 22 June 2019 . 3 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Avangard Omsk Captures First Gagarin Cup Title . theihlc.com . 28 April 2021 . 3 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Prospects News & Rumors: Foote, Gritsyuk, Miner & Scheel . thehockeywriters.com . Greg . Boysen . 30 April 2021 . 3 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Arseni Gritsyuk is in SKA! . . . Russian . 27 May 2023 . 27 May 2023 .
  6. Web site: Arseni Gritsyuk at eliteprospects.com . 7 November 2023 . www.eliteprospects.com . en.
  7. Web site: . 11 August 2018 . U.S. concludes Hlinka Gretzky Cup with loss to Russia . 7 November 2023.
  8. Web site: Under-18 World Championship Preview . thedraftanalyst.com . Steve . Kournianos . 16 April 2019 . 3 February 2022.
  9. Web site: 2021 World Junior Championship rosters . NHL.com . Adam . Kimelman . 24 December 2020 . 3 February 2022.
  10. Web site: ROC targets repeat gold . IIHF.com . Andy . Potts . 24 January 2021 . 3 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Avangard is crowned 2021 Gagarin Cup Champions . . 29 April 2021 . 3 February 2022 . Russian .
  12. Web site: Arseni Gritsyuk wins Rookie of the Year Award . . 19 May 2022 . 19 May 2022 . Russian.