Maxim Denezhkin Explained

Maxim Denezhkin
Birth Date:2000 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Yaroslavl, Russia
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lbs:165
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
League:KHL
Team:Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Former Teams:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Draft:193rd overall
Draft Year:2019
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Career Start:2018

Maxim Alekseyevich Denezhkin (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Денежкин; born 10 December 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Denezkhin played as a youth for the Loko Yaroslavl in the Molodezhnaya Hokkeinaya Liga (MHL). He also played one game for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL in the 2018–19 season.

Denezhkin was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Limited to just 1 game with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2020–21 season, Denezhkin left the club in the off-season as he was traded to VHL club, HC Lada Togliatti, in exchange for Stepan Steshenko on 9 August 2021.[2]

Following a season in the second tier, Denezhkin regained his scoring touch and returned to the KHL on 25 May 2022, after securing a two-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2016–17Loko-Junior YaroslavlNMHL19481218732510
2017–18Loko YaroslavlMHL414111520
2017–18Loko-Junior YaroslavlNMHL1234734101234
2018–19Loko YaroslavlMHL5122173922121678
2018–19Loko-Junior YaroslavlNMHL30114
2018–19Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL10000
2019–20Loko YaroslavlMHL521925443632352
2019–20Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL10002
2019–20Buran VoronezhVHL20110
2020–21Loko YaroslavlMHL1827961627941
2020–21Buran VoronezhVHL347152216
2020–21Lokomotiv YaroslavlKHL10000
2021–22HC Lada TogliattiVHL481521363740110
2022–23Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL20000
2022–23Gornyak-UGMKVHL378132190121236
2023–24Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL16134642130
2023–24Gornyak-UGMKVHL104266
KHL totals21134842130

International

Awards and honours

AwardYear
MHL
Kharlamov Cup (Loko Yaroslavl)2018, 2019

Notes and References

  1. News: Edmonton Oilers take attacking Maxim Denezhkin with 193rd pick in NHL draft. Edmonton Journal. 22 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Exchange with Lokomotiv . . 9 August 2021 . 9 August 2021 . Russian.
  3. Web site: Transfer news for Avotomobilist . . 25 May 2022 . 25 May 2022 . Russian.