Semyon Babintsev Explained

Birth Date:October 8, 1994
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Left
Team:Free Agent
Former Teams:Nomad Astana
HC Sochi
HC Litvínov
Utah Grizzlies
Newfoundland Growlers
Podhale Nowy Targ
Fort Wayne Komets
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2015

Semyon Sergeyevich Babintsev (Russian: Семен Сергеевич Бабинцев; born October 8, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.

Playing career

Babintsev played three seasons at junior level with the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League before joining Nomad Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship in 2015. In the 2016-17 season, Babintsev played in the Kontinental Hockey League for HC Sochi[1] and in the Czech Extraliga for HC Litvínov.[2]

After a spell with Sokol Krasnoyarsk of the Supreme Hockey League, Babintsev signed for the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL on February 13, 2018. On August 14, 2018, Babintsev signed with ECHL expansion team the Newfoundland Growlers.[3] He was released from the team on March 11, 2019.[4]

Following two seasons in China and Poland, Babintsev returned to North America and the ECHL, linking up with defending champions the Fort Wayne Komets on 26 August 2021.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.khl.ru/news/2016/06/01/308463.html Попов в «Ак Барсе» и другие трансферные новости 1 июня (in Russian)
  2. https://www.hcverva.cz/clanek.asp?id=Babintsev-za-Litvinov-7586 Babintsev za Litvínov
  3. https://www.echl.com/en/news/2018/8/growlers-agree-to-terms-with-babintsev Growlers agree to terms with Babintsev
  4. https://www.echl.com/news/2019/3/echl-transactions-march-11 ECHL Transactions - March 11
  5. Web site: Baldwin, Babintsev join Komets . . 26 August 2021 . 26 August 2021.