Artem Demkov Explained

Artem Demkov
Birth Date:1989 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Minsk, Soviet Union
League:BLR
Team:HC Shakhter Soligorsk
Ntl Team:Belarus
Position:Forward
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:172
Shoots:Right
Draft:Undrafted
Former Teams:Yunost Minsk
Dinamo Minsk
Hamburg Freezers
Albany Devils
HC Sochi
HKM Zvolen
Spartak Moscow
Career Start:2008

Artem Demkov (born 16 September 1989) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Shakhter Soligorsk in the Belarusian Extraleague (BLR).

Playing career

During the 2012–13 season, he briefly moved to the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on 22 January 2013, after notching 106 points in 116 games for the Elmira Jackals. He then returned to the Jackals on a one-year contract on 29 July 2013.[1]

Demkov returned to Europe on 11 July 2014, after successfully trialling for HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League. After 11 games in Sochi, Demkov returned to former club, HC Dinamo Minsk.[2]

On 24 July 2022, Demkov left Dinamo as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Spartak Moscow, for the 2022–23 season.[3] Demkov was scoreless in 22 games with Spartak before he was returned to his homeland in transferring to HC Dinamo Minsk for the remainder of the season on 27 November 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackals re-sign four players . . 2013-07-29 . 2013-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826042142/http://www.jackalshockey.com/news/team-news/bellamybusheedemkovsouthorn-72913 . 26 August 2013 .
  2. Web site: Trial concluded contracts . . 2014-07-11 . 2014-07-11 . Russian.
  3. Web site: Spartak newcomer - Artem Demkov . . 24 July 2022 . 24 July 2022 . Russian.
  4. Web site: Artem Demkov returned to Dinamo Minsk . . Russian . 27 November 2022 . January 8, 2023.