Dmitri Samorukov Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:188
Team:CSKA Moscow
League:KHL
Former Teams:Edmonton Oilers
St. Louis Blues
Birth Date:16 June 1999
Birth Place:Volgograd, Russia
Career Start:2018
Draft:84th overall
Draft Year:2017
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers

Dmitri Andreyevich Samorukov (; born 16 June 1999) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman for HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Samorukov played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm and was drafted by the Oilers in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the third round, 84th overall.[1] He signed an entry-level contract on 7 September 2017.[2] In the 2020–21 season, he played one season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with CSKA Moscow due to COVID-19-related stoppages in North American hockey, but returned to Bakersfield for the next season.[3]

On 9 October 2022, Samorukov was traded by the Oilers to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for fellow Russian, Klim Kostin.[4] [5] He was assigned to affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL for the majority of the season, before appearing in two games with St. Louis in a brief recall.

As a pending restricted free agent, Samorukov was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blues and was released as a free agent. On 31 July 2023, Samorukov opted to continue his career in North America in signing a one-year, AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the affiliate to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[6] Samorukov opened the season in the AHL, posting 5 points through 15 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh on 22 November 2023.[7]

On 1 August 2024, Samorukov as a free agent opted to return to his homeland to continue his career, signing a three-year contract with his original club, CSKA Moscow of the KHL.[8]

Career statistics

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2015RussiaU17620218
2016RussiaU186th5 1 4 5 2
2016RussiaIH185 0 2 2 16
2017RussiaU187 1 4 5 6
RussiaWJC5th5 01 1 4
RussiaWJC7 13 4 2
Junior totals 355141948

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oilers defenceman Dmitri Samorukov out six weeks with broken jaw. Sportsnet.ca.
  2. Web site: Oilers sign third-round pick Samorukov to entry-level deal - Sportsnet.ca. www.sportsnet.ca.
  3. Web site: JONES: Oilers looking more like Edmonton Foreign Legion during COVID-19. edmontonsun.
  4. Web site: Oilers acquire Klim Kostin from Blues for Dmitri Samorukov. sportsnet.ca . 9 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Blues acquire Samorukov in trade with Oilers . . 9 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Samorukov signs AHL deal with Penguins . . 31 July 2023 . 31 July 2023 .
  7. Web site: Penguins sign defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to a one-year contract . . 22 November 2023 . 22 November 2023.
  8. Web site: Ak bars strengthened by Barabanov, Gusev returns to Dynamo . . 1 August 2024 . 1 August 2024 . Russian .

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