Dmitry Zavgorodniy Explained

Dmitry Zavgorodniy
Birth Date:11 August 2000
Birth Place:Omsk, Russia
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:174
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Team:Admiral Vladivostok
League:KHL
Former Teams:SKA Saint Petersburg
HC Sochi
Draft:198th overall
Draft Year:2018
Draft Team:Calgary Flames
Career Start:2020

Dmitry Zavgorodniy (also spelt Dmitri; born 11 August 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with Admiral Vladivostok in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Zavgorodniy was born on 11 August 2000 in Omsk, Russia. Following his single season with Omskie Yastreby in the MHL, Zavgorodny joined the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[1] During his draft season, Zavgorodniy was ranked 69th overall amongst all North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[2] He was eventually drafted 198th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and signed a three-year entry-level contract after recording 28 goals and 36 assists for 64 points in 67 games during the 2018–19 regular season.[3] In his final major junior season, Zavgorodniy was named a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy as the league's most sportsmanlike player.[4]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Zavgorodniy was loaned to SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.[5] Upon returning to North America, Zavgorodniy joined the Flames' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Stockton Heat.[6]

In the following season, Zavgorodniy continued with the Heat, going scoreless in 6 games before he was loaned by the Flames back to the KHL in joining HC Sochi, on 6 December 2021.[7] He made 10 appearances with Sochi in the remainder of the regular season, collecting 3 assists, before he returned to North America to re-join the Stockton Heat on 25 February 2022. While not featuring during the playoffs with the Heat, Zavgorodniy was placed on unconditional waivers by the Flames and subsequently mutually terminated the remaining year on his contract with the Flames on 28 May 2022.[8]

On 12 June 2022, Zavgorodniy returned to Russia and rejoined KHL club, HC Sochi, in agreeing to a two-year contract.[9]

During the 2023–24 season, his final season under contract with Sochi, Zavgorodniy posted 3 goals and 7 points in 24 games before he was traded to Admiral Vladivostok, alongside Kirill Petkov in exchange for Nikolai Chebykin on 4 December 2023.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17Omskie YastrebyMHL1557124
2017–18Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL62262147871230
2018–19Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL6728366414124482
2019–20Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL402938676
2020–21SKA Saint PetersburgKHL60330
2020–21Stockton HeatAHL291342
2021–22Stockton HeatAHL120114
2021–22HC SochiKHL100330
2022–23HC SochiKHL581181916
2023–24HC SochiKHL243470
2023–24Admiral VladivostokKHL31510156
KHL totals129 19 28 47 22

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2017RussiaIH184th5 5 5 10 0
2018RussiaU186th5 1 0 1 2
Junior totals10 6 5 11 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dmitri Zavgorodny . Elite Prospects . September 17, 2021.
  2. Web site: 143 CHL Players in Final 2018 NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings . Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . September 17, 2021 . April 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: FLAMES SIGN DMITRY ZAVGORODNIY . National Hockey League . 17 September 2021 . 30 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Harvey-Pinard, Pelletier and Zavgorodniy voted Frank J.-Selke Trophy finalists . Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . 17 September 2021 . 1 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Peterson . Torie . Zavgorodniy Assigned to SKA Saint Petersburg . National Hockey League . 17 September 2021 . 28 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Weiss . Brandon . I Knew It Would Come . Stockton Heat . 17 September 2021 . 9 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Flames loan Zavgorodniy to HC Sochi . . . 6 December 2021 . 6 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Dmitri Zavgorodniy placed on unconditional waivers . prohockeyrumors.com . 28 May 2022 . 28 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Dmitry Zavgorodniy returns to Sochi . . 12 June 2022 . 12 June 2022 . Russian .
  10. Web site: Lineup changes . . 4 December 2023 . 4 December 2023 . Russian .